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  • May 2026
    • 21 May 2026 Strictly business 21 May 2026
    • 20 May 2026 One man, Twa Dugs, and a cigarette lighter 20 May 2026
    • 17 May 2026 Guess that’s why they call it the blues 17 May 2026
    • 15 May 2026 C’mon, Hearts! 15 May 2026
    • 14 May 2026 In conversation 14 May 2026
    • 13 May 2026 ASH on manoeuvres 13 May 2026
    • 12 May 2026 Jerusalem post 12 May 2026
    • 11 May 2026 Animal farming 11 May 2026
    • 6 May 2026 Consultation – final call 6 May 2026
    • 5 May 2026 The war on smoking is now a war on free speech 5 May 2026
    • 1 May 2026 Stephen Nolan: “Have you been around a long time?” 1 May 2026
  • April 2026
    • 30 Apr 2026 Driven to drink 30 Apr 2026
    • 29 Apr 2026 The winners take it all (including the press coverage) 29 Apr 2026
    • 29 Apr 2026 Cut down to size 29 Apr 2026
    • 28 Apr 2026 World news 28 Apr 2026
    • 27 Apr 2026 Never give up! 27 Apr 2026
    • 23 Apr 2026 Five Live, GB News, and a welcome distraction 23 Apr 2026
    • 21 Apr 2026 Send prohibition packing 21 Apr 2026
    • 19 Apr 2026 Advisory note 19 Apr 2026
    • 19 Apr 2026 Another day, another scan 19 Apr 2026
    • 17 Apr 2026 The history man 17 Apr 2026
    • 16 Apr 2026 Lord Skidelsky, 1939-2026 16 Apr 2026
    • 11 Apr 2026 On this day 11 Apr 2026
    • 9 Apr 2026 Joe Jackson laments “no fun era” 9 Apr 2026
  • March 2026
    • 28 Mar 2026 Our Town remembered 28 Mar 2026
    • 27 Mar 2026 Sleepwalking to prohibition 27 Mar 2026
    • 26 Mar 2026 Nothing to celebrate 26 Mar 2026
    • 22 Mar 2026 Back to Brussels 22 Mar 2026
    • 21 Mar 2026 Should I be worried?! 21 Mar 2026
    • 20 Mar 2026 More car stories 20 Mar 2026
    • 15 Mar 2026 Trixies is alright 15 Mar 2026
    • 14 Mar 2026 Car story 14 Mar 2026
    • 11 Mar 2026 The decline, fall and irrelevance of No Smoking Day 11 Mar 2026
    • 5 Mar 2026 Cold comfort 5 Mar 2026
    • 4 Mar 2026 Managerial merry-go-round 4 Mar 2026
    • 3 Mar 2026 Meat and greet 3 Mar 2026
  • February 2026
    • 26 Feb 2026 Generational ban: opportunity knocks for public health says top Tory 26 Feb 2026
    • 24 Feb 2026 Fighting talk 24 Feb 2026
    • 22 Feb 2026 Sand, sea, and St Andrews 22 Feb 2026
    • 17 Feb 2026 Stone me, it’s a miracle 17 Feb 2026
    • 14 Feb 2026 20 years ago MPs voted to ban smoking in enclosed public places 14 Feb 2026
    • 13 Feb 2026 Government to consult on banning vaping in ‘public’ places 13 Feb 2026
    • 13 Feb 2026 Ashes to ashes: balance and the BBC 13 Feb 2026
    • 12 Feb 2026 Ghosted by Five Live 12 Feb 2026
    • 10 Feb 2026 Coming up on Five Live: 20 years of the smoking ban 10 Feb 2026
    • 9 Feb 2026 On balance the Sunday Post got it wrong 9 Feb 2026
    • 6 Feb 2026 Was Peter Mandelson too clever by half? 6 Feb 2026
    • 5 Feb 2026 Allan Massie: novelist and journalist, 1938-2026 5 Feb 2026
    • 5 Feb 2026 Reem joins the British invasion 5 Feb 2026
    • 4 Feb 2026 Reform’s plan to save the pub says nothing about smoking 4 Feb 2026
    • 3 Feb 2026 Reform want to ‘save our pubs’ but will they address the smoking issue? 3 Feb 2026
  • January 2026
    • 25 Jan 2026 Donald Douglas, 1933-2026 25 Jan 2026
    • 25 Jan 2026 Another afternoon at The Bridge 25 Jan 2026
    • 24 Jan 2026 A normal day at the office 24 Jan 2026
    • 22 Jan 2026 The passenger 22 Jan 2026
    • 19 Jan 2026 Another day, another defection 19 Jan 2026
    • 13 Jan 2026 Speaker’s corner 13 Jan 2026
    • 10 Jan 2026 From Persia with love 10 Jan 2026
    • 9 Jan 2026 Save our pubs but don’t mention the war (on smoking) 9 Jan 2026
    • 5 Jan 2026 All white on the night 5 Jan 2026
  • December 2025
    • 30 Dec 2025 Is smoking really becoming cool again? 30 Dec 2025
    • 24 Dec 2025 Merry Christmas 24 Dec 2025
    • 19 Dec 2025 A hero for our times 19 Dec 2025
    • 12 Dec 2025 Unsurprising turn of events 12 Dec 2025
    • 11 Dec 2025 Good Evans 11 Dec 2025
    • 8 Dec 2025 Mum’s the word 8 Dec 2025
  • November 2025
    • 30 Nov 2025 Sir Tom Stoppard, 1937-2025 30 Nov 2025
    • 28 Nov 2025 End of an era 28 Nov 2025
    • 24 Nov 2025 Derbyshire tales 24 Nov 2025
    • 20 Nov 2025 Peer review 20 Nov 2025
    • 18 Nov 2025 Ban podcasts! 18 Nov 2025
    • 17 Nov 2025 No laughing matter 17 Nov 2025
    • 11 Nov 2025 Unnecessary interaction? 11 Nov 2025
    • 10 Nov 2025 BBC bias is nothing new 10 Nov 2025
    • 8 Nov 2025 Gilson Lavis, RIP 8 Nov 2025
    • 4 Nov 2025 And the number of smokers is … 4 Nov 2025
    • 3 Nov 2025 RIP, the ‘everywhere man’ 3 Nov 2025
    • 2 Nov 2025 Huntingdon: from birthplace of Oliver Cromwell to this 2 Nov 2025
    • 1 Nov 2025 Making a Pig of myself 1 Nov 2025
  • October 2025
    • 30 Oct 2025 The price of prohibition 30 Oct 2025
    • 27 Oct 2025 The people have spoken but is anyone listening? 27 Oct 2025
    • 25 Oct 2025 ‘Smoke free’ ideology in action 25 Oct 2025
    • 22 Oct 2025 Talking tobacco 22 Oct 2025
    • 21 Oct 2025 Notes on … Michael Heath 21 Oct 2025
    • 19 Oct 2025 The Hitch encounters a hitch 19 Oct 2025
    • 18 Oct 2025 Down Nestles Lane 18 Oct 2025
    • 14 Oct 2025 Ooh, friend! 14 Oct 2025
    • 12 Oct 2025 Battle of Ideas: 20th anniversary 12 Oct 2025
    • 11 Oct 2025 Wild foraging 11 Oct 2025
    • 10 Oct 2025 Conviction politics 10 Oct 2025
    • 1 Oct 2025 Tobacco bill not considered important by most Brits 1 Oct 2025
  • September 2025
    • 30 Sept 2025 Smokers deserve better 30 Sept 2025
    • 28 Sept 2025 On this day … 20 years ago 28 Sept 2025
    • 27 Sept 2025 Life’s a beach 27 Sept 2025
    • 19 Sept 2025 Making waves 19 Sept 2025
    • 18 Sept 2025 I once met … Bob Worcester 18 Sept 2025
    • 17 Sept 2025 Strange bedfellows 17 Sept 2025
    • 11 Sept 2025 Kevin Bell, RIP 11 Sept 2025
    • 8 Sept 2025 Reform talking points 8 Sept 2025
    • 1 Sept 2025 Forest on the fringe 1 Sept 2025
  • August 2025
    • 29 Aug 2025 Prohibition and cigarettes: a cautionary tale 29 Aug 2025
    • 28 Aug 2025 Is the nicotine industry about to eat itself? 28 Aug 2025
    • 27 Aug 2025 Another own goal by the vaping lobby? 27 Aug 2025
    • 21 Aug 2025 United we stand 21 Aug 2025
    • 19 Aug 2025 Dr Mo, New Labour’s shooting star 19 Aug 2025
    • 16 Aug 2025 My ATM cash grab 16 Aug 2025
    • 15 Aug 2025 Poisonous propaganda 15 Aug 2025
    • 10 Aug 2025 Back to the fjords 10 Aug 2025
    • 4 Aug 2025 James Whale: thanks for the memories 4 Aug 2025
  • July 2025
    • 31 Jul 2025 Pies, bridies, and manspreading: the state of Scottish football 31 Jul 2025
    • 30 Jul 2025 Freedom dinner date 30 Jul 2025
    • 30 Jul 2025 Postcard from France 30 Jul 2025
    • 27 Jul 2025 Enjoy it while it lasts! 27 Jul 2025
    • 27 Jul 2025 School’s out 27 Jul 2025
    • 20 Jul 2025 My flying visit to Toronto 20 Jul 2025
    • 19 Jul 2025 Freaky Friday 19 Jul 2025
    • 14 Jul 2025 The Freedom Association at 50 14 Jul 2025
    • 12 Jul 2025 Top of the Rock 12 Jul 2025
    • 4 Jul 2025 Between the Rock and a hard place 4 Jul 2025
    • 2 Jul 2025 Teenage kicks (and guitar licks) 2 Jul 2025
    • 1 Jul 2025 Sandy Gall, RIP 1 Jul 2025
  • June 2025
    • 30 Jun 2025 The Future of Liberty was a breath of fresh air 30 Jun 2025
    • 26 Jun 2025 Welcome to taking-liberties.uk 26 Jun 2025
    • 25 Jun 2025 ‘Come for the liberty, stay for the pints’ 25 Jun 2025
    • 24 Jun 2025 Beach bores 24 Jun 2025
    • 21 Jun 2025 Freedom under fire 21 Jun 2025
    • 16 Jun 2025 No laughing matter 16 Jun 2025
    • 14 Jun 2025 Talking pictures 14 Jun 2025
    • 10 Jun 2025 Deliver us from evil 10 Jun 2025
    • 8 Jun 2025 Essays on assisted dying 8 Jun 2025
    • 7 Jun 2025 Meet a real world freedom fighter 7 Jun 2025
    • 7 Jun 2025 Can Ireland quit like Sweden? 7 Jun 2025
    • 5 Jun 2025 Snore bore 5 Jun 2025
    • 4 Jun 2025 I’ve got a little list 4 Jun 2025
    • 3 Jun 2025 Smokers: the only minority group whose minority status is used as justification for abuse 3 Jun 2025
    • 1 Jun 2025 Let’s support choice, not sabotage it 1 Jun 2025
  • May 2025
    • 31 May 2025 France surrenders to health fascism 31 May 2025
    • 30 May 2025 Normalising prohibition 30 May 2025
    • 28 May 2025 Cost and convenience, the secret of a successful quit smoking tool 28 May 2025
    • 26 May 2025 Travels with my mother (to see my aunt) 26 May 2025
    • 23 May 2025 Ticket to ride 23 May 2025
    • 20 May 2025 Reform name game 20 May 2025
    • 20 May 2025 The irony of recycling anti-smoking propaganda is lost on vaping advocates 20 May 2025
    • 19 May 2025 Farewell Gary Lineker, but why did his departure take so long? 19 May 2025
    • 19 May 2025 Up and running 19 May 2025
    • 18 May 2025 Cheers! 18 May 2025
    • 17 May 2025 "If there’s a will, there’s a way" 17 May 2025
    • 15 May 2025 ‘Great people, fantastic vibe, excellent speeches’ - the 2025 Forest annual lunch 15 May 2025
    • 11 May 2025 A perfect day 11 May 2025
    • 9 May 2025 BAT subsidiary launches new cigarette brand 9 May 2025
    • 8 May 2025 Starmer’s Britain: Old enough to drive a train, too young to buy fags 8 May 2025
    • 8 May 2025 Farewell ‘Grandad’, Ireland's 'most cantankerous auld fella' 8 May 2025
    • 6 May 2025 Canada calling 6 May 2025
    • 5 May 2025 Everyone’s a critic 5 May 2025
    • 4 May 2025 Dressed to impress 4 May 2025
    • 3 May 2025 A Forest event in Washington - why not? 3 May 2025
  • April 2025
    • 30 Apr 2025 Jeremy Vine is not a c*nt but I’m glad he’s stopped posting his cycling videos 30 Apr 2025
    • 29 Apr 2025 Will the last liberty-minded journalist to leave Britain please turn out the lights? 29 Apr 2025
    • 28 Apr 2025 Roy Thomas Baker, RIP 28 Apr 2025
    • 27 Apr 2025 It's a dog's life 27 Apr 2025
    • 26 Apr 2025 Back to the Bridge? 26 Apr 2025
    • 24 Apr 2025 Not all lords are leaping to make smoking obsolete 24 Apr 2025
    • 20 Apr 2025 Over the bridge to Skye 20 Apr 2025
    • 12 Apr 2025 Bill Gibson, RIP 12 Apr 2025
    • 11 Apr 2025 PM joins BAT 11 Apr 2025
    • 10 Apr 2025 On the radio with Jeremy Vine 10 Apr 2025
    • 9 Apr 2025 100 not out 9 Apr 2025
    • 8 Apr 2025 Down in the Garden of England, something stirs 8 Apr 2025
    • 5 Apr 2025 Grounds for discussion 5 Apr 2025
    • 5 Apr 2025 Working lunch 5 Apr 2025
    • 4 Apr 2025 Big Benn 4 Apr 2025
    • 3 Apr 2025 Skye news 3 Apr 2025
    • 3 Apr 2025 Vapers suck - literally 3 Apr 2025
    • 2 Apr 2025 No stopping the stop smoking brigade 2 Apr 2025
  • March 2025
    • 31 Mar 2025 Bristol was predicted to be smoker free by 2024 - how’s that going? 31 Mar 2025
    • 30 Mar 2025 Origin tale of cigarette ash and trouser cuffs 30 Mar 2025
    • 29 Mar 2025 Pro-vaping group embraces anti-smoking propaganda, again 29 Mar 2025
    • 29 Mar 2025 Football focus 29 Mar 2025
    • 28 Mar 2025 Once more unto the Bridge 28 Mar 2025
    • 27 Mar 2025 UK on path to prohibition, with the Tories' acquiescence 27 Mar 2025
    • 27 Mar 2025 Freedom fighters 27 Mar 2025
    • 25 Mar 2025 Goodnight 😉 25 Mar 2025
    • 24 Mar 2025 Isle of Man considers generational ban on sale of ALL nicotine products 24 Mar 2025
    • 22 Mar 2025 Eye spy 22 Mar 2025
    • 22 Mar 2025 The good knight 22 Mar 2025
    • 21 Mar 2025 Reform leads opposition to tobacco sales ban, Tories divided 21 Mar 2025
    • 20 Mar 2025 Lang may his lum reek 20 Mar 2025
    • 19 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill - amendments and exemptions 19 Mar 2025
    • 18 Mar 2025 I once met … 18 Mar 2025
    • 16 Mar 2025 Change of Hart 16 Mar 2025
    • 15 Mar 2025 The Reform egos have landed 15 Mar 2025
    • 14 Mar 2025 Wanted: a clear message on tobacco and vapes from the leader of the Opposition 14 Mar 2025
    • 13 Mar 2025 The unintended hypocrisy of some public health practitioners 13 Mar 2025
    • 13 Mar 2025 Channel Island hopping 13 Mar 2025
    • 12 Mar 2025 From the archive: Forest’s No Smoking Day breakfast at Simpson’s-in-the-Strand 12 Mar 2025
    • 12 Mar 2025 No Smoking Day? Who cares! 12 Mar 2025
    • 11 Mar 2025 Fighting talk 11 Mar 2025
    • 10 Mar 2025 OCD or not OCD? 10 Mar 2025
    • 9 Mar 2025 Terrorist threats and weather warnings, welcome to New Orleans! 9 Mar 2025
    • 5 Mar 2025 From Montecito, with love 5 Mar 2025
    • 4 Mar 2025 Car news 4 Mar 2025
    • 3 Mar 2025 Consumers and the nanny state 3 Mar 2025
    • 2 Mar 2025 Not dead yet 2 Mar 2025
  • February 2025
    • 27 Feb 2025 Bluesky thinking 27 Feb 2025
    • 26 Feb 2025 Leading tobacco control official retires 26 Feb 2025
    • 24 Feb 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill – progress report 24 Feb 2025
    • 23 Feb 2025 Rankin points 23 Feb 2025
    • 23 Feb 2025 Problem sorted, for now 23 Feb 2025
    • 21 Feb 2025 The boy from Wormit 21 Feb 2025
    • 21 Feb 2025 Food, glorious food 21 Feb 2025
    • 15 Feb 2025 Music for a rainy day 15 Feb 2025
    • 14 Feb 2025 Love at first sight 14 Feb 2025
    • 13 Feb 2025 Ireland to raise age of sale of tobacco to 21 and introduce warnings on alcohol 13 Feb 2025
    • 13 Feb 2025 Milk bars and an American diner 13 Feb 2025
    • 11 Feb 2025 Rights and responsibilities 11 Feb 2025
    • 10 Feb 2025 Face to face with civil liberties 10 Feb 2025
    • 10 Feb 2025 Keep the Red Flag flying 10 Feb 2025
    • 9 Feb 2025 Tobacco control lobby loses a close ally 9 Feb 2025
    • 9 Feb 2025 You couldn’t make it up 9 Feb 2025
    • 6 Feb 2025 My favourite Kay Burley moment 6 Feb 2025
    • 3 Feb 2025 A tale of two committees 3 Feb 2025
  • January 2025
    • 31 Jan 2025 Triple lock state pension? I'm here for it! 31 Jan 2025
    • 30 Jan 2025 Meet the new nanny, same as the old nanny 30 Jan 2025
    • 29 Jan 2025 Fact checking ASH 29 Jan 2025
    • 28 Jan 2025 The Trump effect - America U-turns on menthol cigarette ban 28 Jan 2025
    • 28 Jan 2025 Final word (from me) on The Traitors 28 Jan 2025
    • 27 Jan 2025 Every voice? Don't hold your breath! 27 Jan 2025
    • 25 Jan 2025 Tales from the Derbyshire Dales 25 Jan 2025
    • 24 Jan 2025 The Traitors - spoiler alert! 24 Jan 2025
    • 22 Jan 2025 Blue on blue differences on tobacco and vapes highlight Tory divisions 22 Jan 2025
    • 21 Jan 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill – update on amendments 21 Jan 2025
    • 20 Jan 2025 What's in a name? The slow erasure of 'tobacco' 20 Jan 2025
    • 19 Jan 2025 Playing with numbers 19 Jan 2025
    • 18 Jan 2025 Daylight robbery! 18 Jan 2025
    • 17 Jan 2025 Tackling smoking still not a top priority for the public 17 Jan 2025
    • 16 Jan 2025 Onward! 16 Jan 2025
    • 16 Jan 2025 Lib Dem MP proposed raising age of sale of tobacco to 25 16 Jan 2025
    • 15 Jan 2025 Howard’s way 15 Jan 2025
    • 14 Jan 2025 New poll, same result 14 Jan 2025
    • 13 Jan 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee update 13 Jan 2025
    • 12 Jan 2025 Tax exile on Main Street 12 Jan 2025
    • 11 Jan 2025 Grandad protests too much! 11 Jan 2025
    • 10 Jan 2025 Whoops, something went wrong 10 Jan 2025
    • 8 Jan 2025 How Parliament works (or doesn’t) 8 Jan 2025
    • 7 Jan 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (part one) 7 Jan 2025
    • 7 Jan 2025 Live and let die 7 Jan 2025
    • 3 Jan 2025 Happy new year! 3 Jan 2025
  • December 2024
    • 31 Dec 2024 Review of the year 31 Dec 2024
    • 28 Dec 2024 What I've been reading (and listening to) 28 Dec 2024
    • 24 Dec 2024 Happy Christmas 24 Dec 2024
    • 23 Dec 2024 Watch this space 23 Dec 2024
    • 23 Dec 2024 I was only obeying orders 23 Dec 2024
    • 18 Dec 2024 Death of the corporate Christmas card 18 Dec 2024
    • 16 Dec 2024 Nanny Starmer reimagined by AI 16 Dec 2024
    • 15 Dec 2024 To pee or not to pee 15 Dec 2024
    • 15 Dec 2024 Rougham ready 15 Dec 2024
    • 10 Dec 2024 Born December 10, 1924, Lord Harris of High Cross would have been 100 today 10 Dec 2024
    • 7 Dec 2024 Tobacco name drop 7 Dec 2024
    • 5 Dec 2024 Tobacco Reporter - final edition online 5 Dec 2024
    • 4 Dec 2024 Thanks for the memories, Sticks 4 Dec 2024
    • 4 Dec 2024 From the mouths of children 4 Dec 2024
    • 3 Dec 2024 Stubbed out - world’s oldest tobacco trade magazine to close 3 Dec 2024
    • 1 Dec 2024 Pete Clark, RIP 1 Dec 2024
  • November 2024
    • 30 Nov 2024 The NHS is broken - if you can afford it, go private 30 Nov 2024
    • 30 Nov 2024 Liberals for a day 30 Nov 2024
    • 29 Nov 2024 Common sense and compassion 29 Nov 2024
    • 28 Nov 2024 Debating matters 28 Nov 2024
    • 28 Nov 2024 In memoriam 28 Nov 2024
    • 27 Nov 2024 Sleepwalking to prohibition 27 Nov 2024
    • 26 Nov 2024 Burying bad news about illicit trade 26 Nov 2024
    • 25 Nov 2024 Majority opposed to generational tobacco ban 25 Nov 2024
    • 24 Nov 2024 Hidden connections 24 Nov 2024
    • 23 Nov 2024 50 years of Squeeze 23 Nov 2024
    • 20 Nov 2024 Considerate smokers 20 Nov 2024
    • 19 Nov 2024 Tonight! 19 Nov 2024
    • 17 Nov 2024 Clubland 17 Nov 2024
    • 14 Nov 2024 Guido Fawkes - end of an era 14 Nov 2024
    • 9 Nov 2024 RIP, Andy Leek 9 Nov 2024
    • 9 Nov 2024 Showtime 9 Nov 2024
    • 7 Nov 2024 Why hospital smoking bans are wrong 7 Nov 2024
    • 6 Nov 2024 Mistaken identity 6 Nov 2024
    • 5 Nov 2024 Party pooper 5 Nov 2024
    • 5 Nov 2024 Tory co-chair supported amendment to indoor pub smoking ban 5 Nov 2024
    • 5 Nov 2024 Small victories 5 Nov 2024
  • October 2024
    • 31 Oct 2024 All at sea on tobacco and vapes 31 Oct 2024
    • 25 Oct 2024 Reality check as Number Ten reconsiders outdoor pub smoking ban 25 Oct 2024
    • 24 Oct 2024 Smoke On The Water 2024 24 Oct 2024
    • 23 Oct 2024 Messing about on the river 23 Oct 2024
    • 20 Oct 2024 Linked in 20 Oct 2024
    • 19 Oct 2024 Weather watch 19 Oct 2024
    • 15 Oct 2024 General Sir Mike Jackson, 1944-2024 15 Oct 2024
    • 10 Oct 2024 Elephants and dinosaurs 10 Oct 2024
    • 9 Oct 2024 Bad luck or broken Britain? 9 Oct 2024
    • 9 Oct 2024 Faux liberals to the left, faux liberals to the right 9 Oct 2024
    • 8 Oct 2024 Joe Jackson, Max Champion, and The Chap 8 Oct 2024
    • 8 Oct 2024 Never underestimate the self-righteous conviction of the vaping evangelist 8 Oct 2024
    • 6 Oct 2024 Finding neverland 6 Oct 2024
    • 6 Oct 2024 James Cleverley - everyone’s favourite number two 6 Oct 2024
    • 5 Oct 2024 The day Tory leadership candidate came second in Tories Got Talent! 5 Oct 2024
    • 5 Oct 2024 Last of the Mohicans! 5 Oct 2024
    • 4 Oct 2024 Smoke On The Water is back! 4 Oct 2024
    • 3 Oct 2024 Putin’s Russia proposed ‘ideologically correct’ generational tobacco ban in 2017 3 Oct 2024
    • 2 Oct 2024 A question of trust 2 Oct 2024
  • September 2024
    • 30 Sept 2024 So long, farewell, Deborah Arnott is (finally!) leaving the building 30 Sept 2024
    • 29 Sept 2024 40 years on from the Grand Hotel, Brighton, another conference calls 29 Sept 2024
    • 28 Sept 2024 Andy Morrison 28 Sept 2024
    • 26 Sept 2024 Labouring in Liverpool 26 Sept 2024
    • 22 Sept 2024 Fab-u-lous - Forest at the Cavern Club (and Five Live came too) 22 Sept 2024
    • 21 Sept 2024 Is the Government reconsidering a ban on smoking outside pubs? 21 Sept 2024
    • 20 Sept 2024 Friday whinge 20 Sept 2024
    • 19 Sept 2024 The late show 19 Sept 2024
    • 18 Sept 2024 Coming soon, ONS data on adult smoking habits 2023 18 Sept 2024
    • 15 Sept 2024 Why Labour’s outdoor smoking ban plan was no surprise 15 Sept 2024
    • 14 Sept 2024 CD or not CD? 14 Sept 2024
    • 12 Sept 2024 Operation benign fatty lump! 12 Sept 2024
    • 11 Sept 2024 Culture war 11 Sept 2024
    • 10 Sept 2024 Keep it local 10 Sept 2024
    • 9 Sept 2024 Fight the ban, fight for choice 9 Sept 2024
    • 8 Sept 2024 Herbie Flowers RIP 8 Sept 2024
    • 7 Sept 2024 Sun, sea, and ships 7 Sept 2024
    • 6 Sept 2024 Live – online, on message! 6 Sept 2024
    • 6 Sept 2024 Sign language 6 Sept 2024
    • 5 Sept 2024 I’m back! 5 Sept 2024
  • August 2024
    • 25 Aug 2024 Parking news 25 Aug 2024
    • 24 Aug 2024 Seaside special 24 Aug 2024
    • 22 Aug 2024 Canada’s cannabis ‘revolution’ revisited 22 Aug 2024
    • 21 Aug 2024 My Festival friends 21 Aug 2024
    • 19 Aug 2024 From effigy to ecstasy 19 Aug 2024
    • 18 Aug 2024 Why critics of Gail’s are revolting 18 Aug 2024
    • 17 Aug 2024 Flashback to Arran (and Alaska) 17 Aug 2024
    • 16 Aug 2024 Get me to Gail’s 16 Aug 2024
    • 14 Aug 2024 Caution - spin doctors at work 14 Aug 2024
    • 13 Aug 2024 Happy 70th birthday, Joe Jackson! 13 Aug 2024
    • 12 Aug 2024 Unfinished Business - Tobacco Reporter 12 Aug 2024
    • 11 Aug 2024 Rambling on 11 Aug 2024
    • 11 Aug 2024 Party conference - hotel watch 11 Aug 2024
    • 10 Aug 2024 All at sea - how I missed the London Olympics but delivered a petition 10 Aug 2024
    • 8 Aug 2024 Season’s greetings 8 Aug 2024
    • 7 Aug 2024 Ten years ago this week 7 Aug 2024
    • 1 Aug 2024 Useful idiots 1 Aug 2024
  • July 2024
    • 31 Jul 2024 The lying game 31 Jul 2024
    • 25 Jul 2024 Message to the Younger Generation 25 Jul 2024
    • 24 Jul 2024 Alexander Waugh, 1963-2024 24 Jul 2024
    • 23 Jul 2024 Daley Thompson, superstar 23 Jul 2024
    • 23 Jul 2024 Olympic size headache for individual liberty 23 Jul 2024
    • 21 Jul 2024 Down memory lane 21 Jul 2024
    • 21 Jul 2024 Sounds like the Seventies 21 Jul 2024
    • 19 Jul 2024 Sinn Féin at war on smoking? 19 Jul 2024
    • 16 Jul 2024 How to make smoking cool again 16 Jul 2024
    • 14 Jul 2024 C’mon, England! 14 Jul 2024
    • 10 Jul 2024 David Hockney, eighty-seven up 10 Jul 2024
    • 9 Jul 2024 CRUK: smoking-related cancer cases at an 'all time high' 9 Jul 2024
    • 7 Jul 2024 Guernsey - don’t mention the war! 7 Jul 2024
    • 6 Jul 2024 Election epilogue 6 Jul 2024
    • 4 Jul 2024 Election special 4 Jul 2024
    • 1 Jul 2024 The joy of canvassing 1 Jul 2024
  • June 2024
    • 30 Jun 2024 ‘Safe’ Tory seat of Huntingdon predicted to go red 30 Jun 2024
    • 29 Jun 2024 The fearless face of health journalism 29 Jun 2024
    • 27 Jun 2024 Man behind Tory Tartan Chicken embraces Reform 27 Jun 2024
    • 26 Jun 2024 Boisdale turns 35 26 Jun 2024
    • 24 Jun 2024 Pub bore 24 Jun 2024
    • 22 Jun 2024 On this day … 15 years ago 22 Jun 2024
    • 21 Jun 2024 Burning issue 21 Jun 2024
    • 19 Jun 2024 Dublin … dinner, drinks, music 19 Jun 2024
    • 18 Jun 2024 Labour and the decline of the British pub 18 Jun 2024
    • 15 Jun 2024 Chancers 15 Jun 2024
    • 15 Jun 2024 The song remains the same 15 Jun 2024
    • 13 Jun 2024 Manifesto watch - Labour 13 Jun 2024
    • 11 Jun 2024 Manifesto watch - Conservatives 11 Jun 2024
    • 10 Jun 2024 Manifesto watch - Liberal Democrats 10 Jun 2024
    • 9 Jun 2024 Location, location, location 9 Jun 2024
    • 4 Jun 2024 Farage and Forest – a brief history 4 Jun 2024
    • 4 Jun 2024 Curtain call for Giles Watling? 4 Jun 2024
    • 3 Jun 2024 As I was saying … 3 Jun 2024
    • 3 Jun 2024 Tapas and Teslas 3 Jun 2024
  • May 2024
    • 29 May 2024 Iain Dale lights up the General Election 29 May 2024
    • 25 May 2024 Talking pictures 25 May 2024
    • 24 May 2024 The fight goes on 24 May 2024
    • 23 May 2024 All washed up 23 May 2024
    • 22 May 2024 Fighting talk 22 May 2024
    • 21 May 2024 Beat the Ban - a Prohibition lunch 21 May 2024
    • 19 May 2024 We thought it was all over … it is now 19 May 2024
    • 18 May 2024 My hospital stories 18 May 2024
    • 18 May 2024 Going private 18 May 2024
    • 16 May 2024 Wanted - spokesman for Forest in Ireland 16 May 2024
    • 14 May 2024 Last night on The Tonight Show 14 May 2024
    • 14 May 2024 Remembering Uncle Roy 14 May 2024
    • 12 May 2024 I’m in love … with my iPad 12 May 2024
    • 9 May 2024 Gout and about 9 May 2024
    • 6 May 2024 ‘It’s not f*****g over!’ 6 May 2024
    • 6 May 2024 Words and music - an evening with Tim Rice 6 May 2024
    • 4 May 2024 French connection 4 May 2024
    • 4 May 2024 I’m out - why I’m done with books about Brexit 4 May 2024
    • 3 May 2024 The Musing Individualist goes to Oxford 3 May 2024
    • 2 May 2024 Silk road to Michael Bloomberg Gardens 2 May 2024
    • 1 May 2024 Politics and appeasement – be careful what you wish for 1 May 2024
  • April 2024
    • 29 Apr 2024 From stitch up to carve up – how Rishi Sunak's government works 29 Apr 2024
    • 28 Apr 2024 Bridge of sighs 28 Apr 2024
    • 27 Apr 2024 Singing the Blues 27 Apr 2024
    • 26 Apr 2024 Stitch up (how low will this Govt go?) 26 Apr 2024
    • 25 Apr 2024 Canada calling 25 Apr 2024
    • 24 Apr 2024 Congratulations, Hazel Cheeseman! 24 Apr 2024
    • 23 Apr 2024 Forest office site goes smoke free 23 Apr 2024
    • 23 Apr 2024 Mind my car 23 Apr 2024
    • 22 Apr 2024 Farewell, Caffé Grana 22 Apr 2024
    • 22 Apr 2024 They’re on the pitch, they think it’s all over 22 Apr 2024
    • 20 Apr 2024 Promotion push 20 Apr 2024
    • 16 Apr 2024 Tobacco and Vapes Bill - second reading 16 Apr 2024
    • 14 Apr 2024 Setting the record straight 14 Apr 2024
    • 13 Apr 2024 Lookout, it’s John Hayes! 13 Apr 2024
    • 12 Apr 2024 Tory rebellion still on track 12 Apr 2024
    • 11 Apr 2024 Boris to the rescue! 11 Apr 2024
    • 7 Apr 2024 Libertarian? Not me! 7 Apr 2024
    • 6 Apr 2024 Rural retreat 6 Apr 2024
    • 1 Apr 2024 Roger and out 1 Apr 2024
  • March 2024
    • 31 Mar 2024 Happy Easter! 31 Mar 2024
    • 30 Mar 2024 Every cloud and all that 30 Mar 2024
    • 29 Mar 2024 Knighthood for 'the most rebellious serving Conservative MP' 29 Mar 2024
    • 29 Mar 2024 Power point - the Irish smoking ban 20 years on 29 Mar 2024
    • 25 Mar 2024 EV? No way! 25 Mar 2024
    • 24 Mar 2024 This week, 20 years ago, Ireland banned smoking in pubs 24 Mar 2024
    • 23 Mar 2024 Trouble in paradise? 23 Mar 2024
    • 23 Mar 2024 Wishing the Princess of Wales a full and speedy recovery 23 Mar 2024
    • 22 Mar 2024 Don’t get shirty with me! 22 Mar 2024
    • 22 Mar 2024 Seconds out 22 Mar 2024
    • 21 Mar 2024 Times Radio, a former Health Secretary, and me 21 Mar 2024
    • 20 Mar 2024 You couldn't make it up! 20 Mar 2024
    • 19 Mar 2024 Tobacco and vapes banned wagon starts to roll 19 Mar 2024
    • 17 Mar 2024 Why Steve Harley was a Big Big Deal 17 Mar 2024
    • 17 Mar 2024 Was that it? 17 Mar 2024
    • 13 Mar 2024 Forest in Paris 13 Mar 2024
    • 12 Mar 2024 Vape tax and a ban on disposable vapes - will vapers really go back to smoking? 12 Mar 2024
    • 12 Mar 2024 From Overnight Sensation to hit record 12 Mar 2024
    • 9 Mar 2024 The joy of PR 9 Mar 2024
    • 8 Mar 2024 Then … and now 8 Mar 2024
    • 6 Mar 2024 Election fever? Chancellor postpones vape levy until October 2026 6 Mar 2024
    • 5 Mar 2024 Another liberal conservative bites the dust 5 Mar 2024
    • 4 Mar 2024 Name games 4 Mar 2024
    • 4 Mar 2024 Let's make some noise 4 Mar 2024
    • 2 Mar 2024 Now I’m 65 2 Mar 2024
  • February 2024
    • 28 Feb 2024 Was it something I said? 28 Feb 2024
    • 27 Feb 2024 Farewell to Vice 27 Feb 2024
    • 25 Feb 2024 All the world’s a stage 25 Feb 2024
    • 23 Feb 2024 Back to school 23 Feb 2024
    • 21 Feb 2024 Deborah Arnott - a tribute (of sorts) 21 Feb 2024
    • 15 Feb 2024 Thanks, Ireland! 15 Feb 2024
    • 12 Feb 2024 Some thoughts on the launch of Popular Conservatism 12 Feb 2024
    • 12 Feb 2024 Just say no 12 Feb 2024
    • 10 Feb 2024 House rules 10 Feb 2024
    • 7 Feb 2024 Busted! 7 Feb 2024
    • 4 Feb 2024 The week in Westminster 4 Feb 2024
    • 3 Feb 2024 Medical bulletin 3 Feb 2024
    • 1 Feb 2024 The prime minister’s illiberal legacy 1 Feb 2024
  • January 2024
    • 31 Jan 2024 Poll: Tackling smoking not a top priority 31 Jan 2024
    • 30 Jan 2024 Red carpet ride 30 Jan 2024
    • 30 Jan 2024 The public has spoken but the PM isn’t listening 30 Jan 2024
    • 27 Jan 2024 From Apricot to Apple 27 Jan 2024
    • 25 Jan 2024 Masterstroke – Patti Boulaye lights up tobacco livery dinner 25 Jan 2024
    • 19 Jan 2024 Charlie Amos – defending freedom 19 Jan 2024
    • 17 Jan 2024 War on smokers backfires, pushing up inflation 17 Jan 2024
    • 17 Jan 2024 Talking liberties 17 Jan 2024
    • 15 Jan 2024 Public health minister – "There is no safe level of nicotine consumption" 15 Jan 2024
    • 14 Jan 2024 Down memory lane 14 Jan 2024
    • 13 Jan 2024 Gladiators, ready! 13 Jan 2024
    • 12 Jan 2024 Tap of the pubs 12 Jan 2024
    • 12 Jan 2024 A very British coup 12 Jan 2024
    • 11 Jan 2024 Parliamentary debate on ‘smokefree’ Britain vs. dental appointment 11 Jan 2024
    • 9 Jan 2024 Arise, Sir Tim, slayer of smoking and vaping in Britain's pubs 9 Jan 2024
    • 9 Jan 2024 Music to my ears 9 Jan 2024
    • 8 Jan 2024 The Queen and I 8 Jan 2024
    • 6 Jan 2024 New year, new address 6 Jan 2024
    • 5 Jan 2024 Derek Draper on political intelligence 5 Jan 2024
    • 5 Jan 2024 Why it’s alright to keep our Christmas decorations up (until February 2) 5 Jan 2024
    • 4 Jan 2024 John Mallon - in memoriam 4 Jan 2024
  • December 2023
    • 30 Dec 2023 John Mallon RIP 30 Dec 2023
    • 30 Dec 2023 Dr Madsen Pirie OBE 30 Dec 2023
    • 27 Dec 2023 Gone but not forgotten 27 Dec 2023
    • 27 Dec 2023 Roger Ordish RIP 27 Dec 2023
    • 24 Dec 2023 Merry Christmas 24 Dec 2023
    • 23 Dec 2023 Christmas past and Christmas presents 23 Dec 2023
    • 22 Dec 2023 Guilty pleasures and a dirty little secret 22 Dec 2023
    • 21 Dec 2023 None of the above 21 Dec 2023
    • 19 Dec 2023 Christmas in Cambridge 19 Dec 2023
    • 17 Dec 2023 Vaping - the two faces of ASH 17 Dec 2023
    • 16 Dec 2023 Smoking costs UK economy £50bn a year says vaping industry, quoting ASH 16 Dec 2023
    • 15 Dec 2023 Are young people quietly rebelling against the anti-smoking killjoys? 15 Dec 2023
    • 15 Dec 2023 BAT and the World Vapers Alliance 15 Dec 2023
    • 13 Dec 2023 Farewell, Mark Drakeford 13 Dec 2023
    • 11 Dec 2023 Monday mourning 11 Dec 2023
    • 11 Dec 2023 BAT out of hell 11 Dec 2023
    • 11 Dec 2023 Great Scott wins Cigar Smoker of the Year 11 Dec 2023
    • 10 Dec 2023 Heart of the matter 10 Dec 2023
    • 9 Dec 2023 Ugly? That's my uncle Roy's old house!! 9 Dec 2023
    • 7 Dec 2023 Hollywood’s burning issue 7 Dec 2023
    • 6 Dec 2023 You’re an adult at 18 and should be allowed to purchase tobacco 6 Dec 2023
    • 2 Dec 2023 Killing comedy 2 Dec 2023
    • 2 Dec 2023 A pint and a fag with Farage 2 Dec 2023
  • November 2023
    • 28 Nov 2023 Billion dollar smoke-free foundation severs ties with Philip Morris 28 Nov 2023
    • 27 Nov 2023 Nanny state of the nation 27 Nov 2023
    • 26 Nov 2023 Terry Venables 26 Nov 2023
    • 26 Nov 2023 The NHS and me 26 Nov 2023
    • 25 Nov 2023 Nanny Sunak fights on but for how long? 25 Nov 2023
    • 24 Nov 2023 A VERY good morning! 24 Nov 2023
    • 22 Nov 2023 Chancellor declares war (again) on working class smokers 22 Nov 2023
    • 22 Nov 2023 In defence of freedom 22 Nov 2023
    • 19 Nov 2023 ‘Smoking ban rebel’ closes pub for good 19 Nov 2023
    • 19 Nov 2023 Pete Doherty - now and then 19 Nov 2023
    • 18 Nov 2023 New York and the Holy Grail 18 Nov 2023
    • 17 Nov 2023 Done roaming 17 Nov 2023
    • 15 Nov 2023 Plane speaking 15 Nov 2023
    • 12 Nov 2023 Nanny state of the nation 12 Nov 2023
    • 11 Nov 2023 Happy birthday, Andy Partridge 11 Nov 2023
    • 11 Nov 2023 Instagram? No thanks! 11 Nov 2023
    • 5 Nov 2023 The sound of musicals - from Carousel to The Little Big Things 5 Nov 2023
    • 5 Nov 2023 Chatty man 5 Nov 2023
    • 2 Nov 2023 Bangers, indoor fireworks, and sparklers - those were the days 2 Nov 2023
  • October 2023
    • 31 Oct 2023 Park and pay – an unexpected cost of opposing the generational smoking ban 31 Oct 2023
    • 27 Oct 2023 The Battle of Ideas – a breath of fresh air 27 Oct 2023
    • 25 Oct 2023 Another Yorkshire post 25 Oct 2023
    • 22 Oct 2023 Freedom: Up In Smoke? 22 Oct 2023
    • 21 Oct 2023 Are you listening, Rishi? 21 Oct 2023
    • 21 Oct 2023 My first podcast 21 Oct 2023
    • 17 Oct 2023 Tom cruises in to Lord North Street 17 Oct 2023
    • 17 Oct 2023 Accidents of timing 17 Oct 2023
    • 15 Oct 2023 Let’s see ACTion 15 Oct 2023
    • 15 Oct 2023 Picture this 15 Oct 2023
    • 13 Oct 2023 Only in Scotland 13 Oct 2023
    • 12 Oct 2023 Why the rush, Rishi? 12 Oct 2023
    • 9 Oct 2023 Unforgettable - David Hockney at the Labour Party conference 9 Oct 2023
    • 8 Oct 2023 Fine words and podcasts butter no parsnips 8 Oct 2023
    • 7 Oct 2023 Smoke alarm 7 Oct 2023
    • 3 Oct 2023 ‘Conservative’ government in name only? Watch this space 3 Oct 2023
  • September 2023
    • 30 Sept 2023 Unsmoked out 30 Sept 2023
    • 30 Sept 2023 The GB News backlash - an unedifying spectacle 30 Sept 2023
    • 27 Sept 2023 Mr Joe Jackson presents … 27 Sept 2023
    • 27 Sept 2023 Tomorrow! 27 Sept 2023
    • 25 Sept 2023 Smokers of the world unite! 25 Sept 2023
    • 24 Sept 2023 Great Scott, has Alex torpedoed Football Focus? 24 Sept 2023
    • 23 Sept 2023 Desperate PM targets smokers 23 Sept 2023
    • 21 Sept 2023 Media matters 21 Sept 2023
    • 21 Sept 2023 Number crunching 21 Sept 2023
    • 19 Sept 2023 GTNF - making smokers history 19 Sept 2023
    • 18 Sept 2023 Passive smoking – how science was defeated by the politics of public health 18 Sept 2023
    • 16 Sept 2023 Driven to distraction 16 Sept 2023
    • 15 Sept 2023 Inside out 15 Sept 2023
    • 14 Sept 2023 Labour supports ban on smoking outside pubs, Government "not persuaded yet" 14 Sept 2023
    • 12 Sept 2023 What will they ban next? 12 Sept 2023
    • 10 Sept 2023 Automatic for the people 10 Sept 2023
    • 8 Sept 2023 One year on, three days I won't forget 8 Sept 2023
    • 7 Sept 2023 Consumer vaping groups, this is your moment! Where are you?! 7 Sept 2023
    • 6 Sept 2023 Yes, it’s me, with hair! 6 Sept 2023
    • 6 Sept 2023 Peer group still fighting to ban smoking in licensed pavement areas 6 Sept 2023
    • 5 Sept 2023 Benjamin Butterworth and the Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum 5 Sept 2023
    • 3 Sept 2023 A thousand miles and no flat tyres 3 Sept 2023
  • August 2023
    • 28 Aug 2023 From the archive: Smokers’ Corner 28 Aug 2023
    • 27 Aug 2023 James Leavey, cigar aficionado and son of a German U-boat captain, RIP 27 Aug 2023
    • 26 Aug 2023 Deflating experience 26 Aug 2023
    • 26 Aug 2023 Wembley revisited 26 Aug 2023
    • 24 Aug 2023 Cultural vandalism - the smoking ban decimated pubs in Britain & Ireland 24 Aug 2023
    • 20 Aug 2023 Fair play, the better team won 20 Aug 2023
    • 19 Aug 2023 Not watching the Women’s World Cup final? What’s wrong with you? 19 Aug 2023
    • 16 Aug 2023 Why I ❤️ GB News 16 Aug 2023
    • 14 Aug 2023 Insert [your response] here 14 Aug 2023
    • 10 Aug 2023 Mark Littlewood - end of an era 10 Aug 2023
    • 7 Aug 2023 Arbroath smokies and donkey derbies 7 Aug 2023
    • 3 Aug 2023 How to undermine the Government’s vaping strategy? Ask ASH! 3 Aug 2023
    • 1 Aug 2023 With friends like these (a gentle reminder) 1 Aug 2023
  • July 2023
    • 29 Jul 2023 Norway, Denmark, and the end of the Dream 29 Jul 2023
    • 23 Jul 2023 Keeping the lighter flickering 23 Jul 2023
    • 21 Jul 2023 Why vaping advocates should support the right to smoke 21 Jul 2023
    • 20 Jul 2023 Life, liberty and lunch – a celebration 20 Jul 2023
    • 18 Jul 2023 Summer in the city 18 Jul 2023
    • 17 Jul 2023 ASH “sympathetic” to calls to ban disposable vapes 17 Jul 2023
    • 16 Jul 2023 The Lord Palmer RIP 16 Jul 2023
    • 15 Jul 2023 Bravo! Little Green Bookshop is a giant success 15 Jul 2023
    • 13 Jul 2023 Footnote 13 Jul 2023
    • 13 Jul 2023 Big Narstie surprise 13 Jul 2023
    • 11 Jul 2023 Oh dear, how sad, never mind 11 Jul 2023
    • 11 Jul 2023 My interview with the plastic surgery queen 11 Jul 2023
    • 10 Jul 2023 Doug Naysmith (RIP) and a rather surprising claim to fame 10 Jul 2023
    • 9 Jul 2023 West End guys (and girls) 9 Jul 2023
    • 7 Jul 2023 What do public vaping ban and 10mph speed limits have in common? 7 Jul 2023
    • 6 Jul 2023 Peak practise 6 Jul 2023
    • 5 Jul 2023 Greatest lunch of the year? 5 Jul 2023
    • 3 Jul 2023 How the harm principle was hijacked and weaponised against individual freedom 3 Jul 2023
    • 2 Jul 2023 What’s in a name? 2 Jul 2023
    • 1 Jul 2023 Whisper it, but the NHS was NOT universally welcomed in 1948 1 Jul 2023
    • 1 Jul 2023 Sign of the times 1 Jul 2023
  • June 2023
    • 30 Jun 2023 BBC misrepresents UK vaping industry position on single use vapes 30 Jun 2023
    • 29 Jun 2023 Connections 29 Jun 2023
    • 28 Jun 2023 Ann Leslie RIP 28 Jun 2023
    • 26 Jun 2023 How mixed messages are undermining the vaping advocacy industry 26 Jun 2023
    • 25 Jun 2023 From the archive: BMA supports ban on sale of cigarettes to those born after 2000 25 Jun 2023
    • 17 Jun 2023 ‘Avid anti-smoker’ awarded CBE 17 Jun 2023
    • 15 Jun 2023 Glenda Jackson RIP 15 Jun 2023
    • 14 Jun 2023 Marianna Spring watch 14 Jun 2023
    • 12 Jun 2023 Designing the future 12 Jun 2023
    • 11 Jun 2023 Aviatrix - The 3 Clubmen featuring XTC’s Andy Partridge 11 Jun 2023
    • 10 Jun 2023 So. Farewell then … 10 Jun 2023
    • 7 Jun 2023 The ex-smoking tobacco CEO who wants government to ban cigarettes 7 Jun 2023
    • 4 Jun 2023 Wine in the office? Why not? 4 Jun 2023
    • 3 Jun 2023 No rain in Spain (warmly recommended) 3 Jun 2023
  • May 2023
    • 30 May 2023 ASH and Labour singing from the same hymn sheet 30 May 2023
    • 24 May 2023 Question time 24 May 2023
    • 23 May 2023 Peer review 23 May 2023
    • 22 May 2023 Prohibition by stealth 22 May 2023
    • 18 May 2023 Calls for tougher regulation on vaping met with silence from vaping advocacy groups 18 May 2023
    • 18 May 2023 Shhh, economic cost of smoking falls by £3bn (according to ASH) 18 May 2023
    • 16 May 2023 How Labour’s lifestyle socialism could change Britain 16 May 2023
    • 14 May 2023 Why May 14, 1983 was one of the best days of my life 14 May 2023
    • 14 May 2023 Grazie, Bologna 14 May 2023
    • 8 May 2023 Back to Bologna 8 May 2023
    • 6 May 2023 Coronation tea (and cake) 6 May 2023
    • 5 May 2023 George, don't do that 5 May 2023
    • 3 May 2023 Peas in a pod - Osborne, Blair, and Britain’s political elite 3 May 2023
  • April 2023
    • 28 Apr 2023 A quiet rebellion 28 Apr 2023
    • 26 Apr 2023 Smoking - a true test of liberty 26 Apr 2023
    • 21 Apr 2023 Objectivism, libertarianism, and smoking 21 Apr 2023
    • 20 Apr 2023 If in doubt, ban it 20 Apr 2023
    • 19 Apr 2023 My advice to ASH? Put a sock in it or change the record 19 Apr 2023
    • 17 Apr 2023 Why disposable vapes should not be banned 17 Apr 2023
    • 16 Apr 2023 Wes Streeting on Sunday 16 Apr 2023
    • 13 Apr 2023 Minister - No Khan do 13 Apr 2023
    • 11 Apr 2023 Government announces tobacco control policies 11 Apr 2023
    • 10 Apr 2023 Go on, minister, surprise me 10 Apr 2023
    • 9 Apr 2023 Happy Easter! 9 Apr 2023
    • 8 Apr 2023 Passport control 8 Apr 2023
    • 7 Apr 2023 Khan review – Government response on Tuesday 7 Apr 2023
    • 7 Apr 2023 Welcome to Fife 7 Apr 2023
    • 1 Apr 2023 Another case of death by vape 1 Apr 2023
  • March 2023
    • 31 Mar 2023 An Englishman in New York (after the smoking ban) 31 Mar 2023
    • 30 Mar 2023 Twenty years ago today, New York banned smoking in indoor public places 30 Mar 2023
    • 28 Mar 2023 What’s done is Dunne 28 Mar 2023
    • 28 Mar 2023 WATCH: Prohibition and the infantilisation of Britain 28 Mar 2023
    • 26 Mar 2023 Still defiant after all these years 26 Mar 2023
    • 25 Mar 2023 The war on fun 25 Mar 2023
    • 20 Mar 2023 We're back! Forest at the IEA 20 Mar 2023
    • 19 Mar 2023 United by The Gold 19 Mar 2023
    • 17 Mar 2023 20 years ago – exit Clive, enter Deborah 17 Mar 2023
    • 15 Mar 2023 Chancellor's smoke and mirrors 15 Mar 2023
    • 15 Mar 2023 Forest's response to the Budget (watch this space) 15 Mar 2023
    • 14 Mar 2023 Heroes 14 Mar 2023
    • 13 Mar 2023 Tax and tobacco – pre-Budget poll 13 Mar 2023
    • 11 Mar 2023 Let's talk about Gary Lineker 11 Mar 2023
    • 10 Mar 2023 Flood alert 10 Mar 2023
    • 10 Mar 2023 From Hayek to Edgar Wallace 10 Mar 2023
    • 8 Mar 2023 Disciples of Hayek, assemble! 8 Mar 2023
    • 8 Mar 2023 Open letter to Government demanding ‘action on smoking’ misses target 8 Mar 2023
    • 7 Mar 2023 End smoking to free up GP appointments, says CRUK 7 Mar 2023
    • 6 Mar 2023 PMI's CEO: "Quit smoking or you will never date my daughter" 6 Mar 2023
    • 3 Mar 2023 No Smoking Day hijacked by tobacco levy lobbyists 3 Mar 2023
    • 2 Mar 2023 Now I’m 64 2 Mar 2023
    • 1 Mar 2023 Your man in Havana (revisited) 1 Mar 2023
  • February 2023
    • 28 Feb 2023 In praise of BBC local radio 28 Feb 2023
    • 27 Feb 2023 Baroness Boothroyd, RIP 27 Feb 2023
    • 25 Feb 2023 Why the Chancellor must resist temptation to hike tax on tobacco 25 Feb 2023
    • 25 Feb 2023 Fighting talk 25 Feb 2023
    • 23 Feb 2023 Get ready for the Big Splash! 23 Feb 2023
    • 18 Feb 2023 The madness of Micheál Martin 18 Feb 2023
    • 16 Feb 2023 Another own goal by the UK's 'leading vape store'? 16 Feb 2023
    • 15 Feb 2023 Brief encounter – Nicola Sturgeon 15 Feb 2023
    • 14 Feb 2023 Path to prohibition 14 Feb 2023
    • 10 Feb 2023 Estimated cost of smoking hits peak absurdity 10 Feb 2023
    • 8 Feb 2023 A tribute to Russell Lewis 8 Feb 2023
    • 8 Feb 2023 Confusion reigns 8 Feb 2023
    • 1 Feb 2023 Brief encounter – Donald Trelford 1 Feb 2023
    • 1 Feb 2023 Conservatives and Tories 1 Feb 2023
  • January 2023
    • 30 Jan 2023 Scottish hospital smoking ban a failure 30 Jan 2023
    • 25 Jan 2023 Old Holborn is dead 25 Jan 2023
    • 19 Jan 2023 New Zealand - meet the new boss, same as the old boss? 19 Jan 2023
    • 19 Jan 2023 Deliver us from temptation 19 Jan 2023
    • 15 Jan 2023 The cost of prohibition 15 Jan 2023
    • 14 Jan 2023 Jeff Beck and the mortality clock 14 Jan 2023
    • 13 Jan 2023 Paul Johnson remembered 13 Jan 2023
    • 12 Jan 2023 PMI launches Unsmoke Your World YouTube channel 12 Jan 2023
    • 11 Jan 2023 Fighting talk 11 Jan 2023
    • 10 Jan 2023 Lusia McAnna 10 Jan 2023
    • 10 Jan 2023 Labour, law and libertarians 10 Jan 2023
    • 9 Jan 2023 The fascinating story of Britain’s working men’s clubs 9 Jan 2023
    • 8 Jan 2023 Smoking in church? Might boost the numbers 8 Jan 2023
    • 7 Jan 2023 Creeping prohibition - a warning from Washington 7 Jan 2023
    • 6 Jan 2023 How The Times has changed 6 Jan 2023
    • 4 Jan 2023 Oxford Union blues 4 Jan 2023
    • 3 Jan 2023 Arise Sir Julian 3 Jan 2023
  • December 2022
    • 31 Dec 2022 Forest | Review of the Year 2022 31 Dec 2022
    • 29 Dec 2022 CRUK’s free propaganda pass is so annoying! 29 Dec 2022
    • 28 Dec 2022 My Christmas work experience 28 Dec 2022
    • 27 Dec 2022 Scottish Greens threaten ‘sweet flavoured’ vapes with prohibition or display ban 27 Dec 2022
    • 24 Dec 2022 Merry Christmas 24 Dec 2022
    • 21 Dec 2022 What’s up, doc? 21 Dec 2022
    • 20 Dec 2022 Terry Hall 20 Dec 2022
    • 19 Dec 2022 40 years old: my little red address book 19 Dec 2022
    • 18 Dec 2022 TalkTV - Trisha, Alizée and me 18 Dec 2022
    • 17 Dec 2022 Gloves off 17 Dec 2022
    • 15 Dec 2022 And the award goes to … 15 Dec 2022
    • 15 Dec 2022 Letters from ASH 15 Dec 2022
    • 14 Dec 2022 Shameful! 14 Dec 2022
    • 13 Dec 2022 Petulant ASH accuses Government of “loss of nerve” 13 Dec 2022
    • 10 Dec 2022 Who is Tom Cridland? 10 Dec 2022
    • 9 Dec 2022 E-Cigarette Summit - where are the consumers? 9 Dec 2022
    • 8 Dec 2022 The art of sending a successful freedom of information request 8 Dec 2022
    • 7 Dec 2022 Where our money goes – ASH awarded over £700k by government since 2018 7 Dec 2022
    • 5 Dec 2022 ASH awarded £95,000 grant by NHS England to lobby local government 5 Dec 2022
    • 1 Dec 2022 Vape-free Ireland? 1 Dec 2022
  • November 2022
    • 24 Nov 2022 Sláinte! 24 Nov 2022
    • 24 Nov 2022 Bittersweet biography 24 Nov 2022
    • 24 Nov 2022 Delete that retweet! 24 Nov 2022
    • 23 Nov 2022 Headwinds 23 Nov 2022
    • 19 Nov 2022 Anniversary message 19 Nov 2022
    • 18 Nov 2022 Vaping industry forum’s headline sponsor wants to ‘ban smoking for good’ 18 Nov 2022
    • 13 Nov 2022 Palace news 13 Nov 2022
    • 11 Nov 2022 Did the war on smoking help radicalise some of today’s young eco warriors? 11 Nov 2022
    • 8 Nov 2022 Stoptober 2021 campaign evaluation 'planned for end of December 2022' 8 Nov 2022
    • 7 Nov 2022 New public health alliance targets smoke free London 7 Nov 2022
    • 7 Nov 2022 ASH is recruiting 7 Nov 2022
    • 6 Nov 2022 So much for freedom of information 6 Nov 2022
    • 5 Nov 2022 Chris Whitty wants to “destroy” the cigarette industry - my TalkTV response 5 Nov 2022
    • 5 Nov 2022 Chris Whitty - a Telegraph reader writes 5 Nov 2022
    • 4 Nov 2022 Sir Chris Whitty - ‘What an odious man’ 4 Nov 2022
    • 3 Nov 2022 Tobacco control - in government and in parliament 3 Nov 2022
    • 2 Nov 2022 It’s official - turkeys DO vote for Christmas! 2 Nov 2022
    • 1 Nov 2022 ‘Puritan-in-chief’ to enter the jungle 1 Nov 2022
    • 1 Nov 2022 Lobbying and lunch 1 Nov 2022
  • October 2022
    • 30 Oct 2022 Truss biography gets new title and earlier publication date 30 Oct 2022
    • 29 Oct 2022 Ribble wibble 29 Oct 2022
    • 29 Oct 2022 Back to Blackpool 29 Oct 2022
    • 27 Oct 2022 So. Farewell then, Ford Fiesta 27 Oct 2022
    • 22 Oct 2022 Councillor tells ASH to butt out 22 Oct 2022
    • 20 Oct 2022 With Truss gone, what next for her friend the Secretary of State for Health? 20 Oct 2022
    • 19 Oct 2022 Ukip’s new deputy leader supports complete ban on smoking 19 Oct 2022
    • 18 Oct 2022 Another case of mistaken identity 18 Oct 2022
    • 16 Oct 2022 Is the age of liberalism over? 16 Oct 2022
    • 16 Oct 2022 The astonishing rise and fall of Liz Truss 16 Oct 2022
    • 14 Oct 2022 Trussed up and hunted down 14 Oct 2022
    • 14 Oct 2022 The hypocrisy of ASH 14 Oct 2022
    • 13 Oct 2022 More thoughts on smoking and Thérèse Coffey, as told to BBC 3 Counties radio 13 Oct 2022
    • 12 Oct 2022 In defence of Thérèse Coffey 12 Oct 2022
    • 11 Oct 2022 Last chance saloon - why classical liberals must support Truss and Coffey 11 Oct 2022
    • 10 Oct 2022 Scotland Tonight 10 Oct 2022
    • 9 Oct 2022 Free speech and harm reduction sacrificed on the altar of petty doctrine 9 Oct 2022
    • 7 Oct 2022 Rod Liddle and the stopped smoking brigade 7 Oct 2022
    • 6 Oct 2022 Another senior moment 6 Oct 2022
    • 5 Oct 2022 Have the Tories lost their bottle? 5 Oct 2022
    • 5 Oct 2022 Conference call 5 Oct 2022
    • 2 Oct 2022 Forest on the fringe 2 Oct 2022
    • 1 Oct 2022 GTNF 2022 1 Oct 2022
  • September 2022
    • 28 Sept 2022 Is prohibition back? 28 Sept 2022
    • 27 Sept 2022 GTNF - here we go again 27 Sept 2022
    • 25 Sept 2022 Washington memories 25 Sept 2022
    • 24 Sept 2022 Welcome to the dental zone 24 Sept 2022
    • 23 Sept 2022 Government’s obesity strategy triggers anti-smoking campaigners 23 Sept 2022
    • 22 Sept 2022 ASH: “Don’t use disposable vapes” 22 Sept 2022
    • 21 Sept 2022 Ken Clarke: don't judge Secretary of State for Health for enjoying a cigar and a drink 21 Sept 2022
    • 21 Sept 2022 The abdication of Charles III 21 Sept 2022
    • 18 Sept 2022 How did it come to this? 18 Sept 2022
    • 16 Sept 2022 Does Make Smoking History want to make vaping history too? 16 Sept 2022
    • 15 Sept 2022 Are Truss and Coffey making tobacco control twitchy? 15 Sept 2022
    • 14 Sept 2022 Lying-in-wait 14 Sept 2022
    • 12 Sept 2022 The road to Balmoral (via Aberdeen) 12 Sept 2022
    • 11 Sept 2022 Where were you? 11 Sept 2022
    • 8 Sept 2022 Vaping industry forum’s headline sponsor wants ‘outright ban’ on smoking 8 Sept 2022
    • 7 Sept 2022 Why I am cautiously optimistic about the new Secretary of State for Health 7 Sept 2022
    • 5 Sept 2022 Liberty and law - smoking banned within 15m of hospital buildings in Scotland 5 Sept 2022
    • 3 Sept 2022 ‘If only there were more ministers like Liz Truss in government’ 3 Sept 2022
    • 2 Sept 2022 Trouble Down Under 2 Sept 2022
    • 1 Sept 2022 Bill Turnbull, the perfect BBC presenter 1 Sept 2022
  • August 2022
    • 31 Aug 2022 To CD or not CD, that is the question 31 Aug 2022
    • 29 Aug 2022 Record UK vaping figures create a stir 29 Aug 2022
    • 28 Aug 2022 GB News - Should smoking be banned? 28 Aug 2022
    • 27 Aug 2022 Madeira’s green and pleasant land 27 Aug 2022
    • 26 Aug 2022 Broadcasting and political bias (reprise) 26 Aug 2022
    • 21 Aug 2022 Like sheep, where Wales goes other home nations may follow 21 Aug 2022
    • 19 Aug 2022 It's a dog's life 19 Aug 2022
    • 17 Aug 2022 Javed takes Manhattan 17 Aug 2022
    • 15 Aug 2022 ‘Tobacco and Me’ - review 15 Aug 2022
    • 14 Aug 2022 Don’t panic! 14 Aug 2022
    • 14 Aug 2022 My love hate relationship with the Edinburgh Festival 14 Aug 2022
    • 13 Aug 2022 From heaven to hell in seven days (and 26 minutes) 13 Aug 2022
    • 12 Aug 2022 BBC to broadcast another Taylor-made counterblaste to tobacco 12 Aug 2022
    • 11 Aug 2022 Arran almighty - how we beat our 2020 summertime blues 11 Aug 2022
    • 10 Aug 2022 Short break 10 Aug 2022
    • 9 Aug 2022 A warning from history as campaigners in Ireland and Scotland target vaping 9 Aug 2022
    • 8 Aug 2022 Another British tradition axed for no good reason (and without notice) 8 Aug 2022
    • 8 Aug 2022 Standing on principle 8 Aug 2022
    • 7 Aug 2022 Forest, pro-smoking … seriously?! 7 Aug 2022
    • 2 Aug 2022 In fond memory of Russell Lewis, a “Thatcherite before she was” 2 Aug 2022
  • July 2022
    • 31 Jul 2022 Football? It’s a woman’s world now 31 Jul 2022
    • 30 Jul 2022 Making plans for Joe 30 Jul 2022
    • 30 Jul 2022 Farewell Neighbours 30 Jul 2022
    • 28 Jul 2022 Can we trust in Truss? Why I’m leaning towards Liz 28 Jul 2022
    • 28 Jul 2022 Bernard Cribbins RIP 28 Jul 2022
    • 27 Jul 2022 Sacked! 27 Jul 2022
    • 26 Jul 2022 From the archive: Boxing clever 26 Jul 2022
    • 25 Jul 2022 Dale takes a tumble and they’re having a laugh! 25 Jul 2022
    • 24 Jul 2022 Strange but true, my interview with Boris 24 Jul 2022
    • 23 Jul 2022 My brush with Reform (and Liz Truss) 23 Jul 2022
    • 22 Jul 2022 European Commission targets vaping in public spaces 22 Jul 2022
    • 20 Jul 2022 Now that’s what I call a heatwave - Dan Donovan’s magical desert adventure 20 Jul 2022
    • 20 Jul 2022 The ice age cometh 20 Jul 2022
    • 19 Jul 2022 The heat is on, but only for a few days 19 Jul 2022
    • 17 Jul 2022 Ireland’s Health Committee wants flavoured e-cigarettes banned 17 Jul 2022
    • 16 Jul 2022 Bring back Boris? 16 Jul 2022
    • 16 Jul 2022 Around and a bout with gout 16 Jul 2022
    • 15 Jul 2022 Great British Pub Awards 15 Jul 2022
    • 14 Jul 2022 Politics - funny old game 14 Jul 2022
    • 13 Jul 2022 Why I’m adding the Open at St Andrews to my bucket list 13 Jul 2022
    • 12 Jul 2022 Joe Jackson – Sing, You Sinners! 12 Jul 2022
    • 11 Jul 2022 Smoking and climate change low on public’s list of government priorities 11 Jul 2022
    • 10 Jul 2022 Is the Khan review toast? 10 Jul 2022
    • 9 Jul 2022 Driven to distraction 9 Jul 2022
    • 8 Jul 2022 Vapefest was the future once 8 Jul 2022
    • 7 Jul 2022 Forest Summer Lunch and Awards 7 Jul 2022
    • 6 Jul 2022 Boris: what a waste 6 Jul 2022
    • 5 Jul 2022 Luncheon meet 5 Jul 2022
    • 3 Jul 2022 Banned wagon rolls on to heated tobacco 3 Jul 2022
    • 1 Jul 2022 Anniversary poll reveals what different age groups think about smoking in pubs 1 Jul 2022
  • June 2022
    • 29 Jun 2022 Irony alert – company that targeted a 'world without smokers' fights FDA ban 29 Jun 2022
    • 25 Jun 2022 Pump it up 25 Jun 2022
    • 25 Jun 2022 End of an era 25 Jun 2022
    • 24 Jun 2022 Flicking hell 24 Jun 2022
    • 23 Jun 2022 Pathway to prohibition 23 Jun 2022
    • 20 Jun 2022 Death by vape 20 Jun 2022
    • 16 Jun 2022 Bubble trouble: why I’m giving GFN22 a miss 16 Jun 2022
    • 15 Jun 2022 Prohibition doesn't work and Covid inspired ban on tobacco 'not justified' 15 Jun 2022
    • 15 Jun 2022 Freedom fighters 15 Jun 2022
    • 12 Jun 2022 Covid update 12 Jun 2022
    • 11 Jun 2022 Still crazy after all these years 11 Jun 2022
    • 10 Jun 2022 Javed Khan: yes we can 10 Jun 2022
    • 7 Jun 2022 New date and speakers for presentation of Javed Khan review on tobacco control 7 Jun 2022
    • 4 Jun 2022 RIP, Postmaster Pat 4 Jun 2022
    • 3 Jun 2022 Covid strikes (at last)! 3 Jun 2022
    • 2 Jun 2022 Still no gongs for titans of tobacco control 2 Jun 2022
  • May 2022
    • 28 May 2022 Article 5.3, the DHSC, and the ‘independent’ Khan review 28 May 2022
    • 25 May 2022 Tobacco control denied their big day as partygate dominates the news agenda 25 May 2022
    • 23 May 2022 The perils of cut ‘n’ paste journalism 23 May 2022
    • 22 May 2022 Should cigarettes be banned in favour of vaping? 22 May 2022
    • 21 May 2022 Telegraph: Boris bites back in age of sale row 21 May 2022
    • 20 May 2022 Let’s talk about Gordon Ramsay 20 May 2022
    • 19 May 2022 Levelling up or dumbing down, food is still the new tobacco 19 May 2022
    • 18 May 2022 Mind games - remembering our 1980 Interrail adventure 18 May 2022
    • 15 May 2022 Ukraine wins Eurovision, UK second - what’s not to like? 15 May 2022
    • 14 May 2022 Ban cigarettes to force smokers to vape? Good luck with that! 14 May 2022
    • 12 May 2022 Save the date 12 May 2022
    • 9 May 2022 Calder’s confession 9 May 2022
    • 8 May 2022 A united Ireland: aspiration versus reality 8 May 2022
    • 7 May 2022 Prohibitionists never quit: why smoking in licensed pavement areas is still under threat 7 May 2022
    • 6 May 2022 Review after endless frigging review, how government works 6 May 2022
    • 4 May 2022 Peak performance 4 May 2022
    • 1 May 2022 Boris Becker was my doppelgänger 1 May 2022
  • April 2022
    • 30 Apr 2022 Postcard from Ireland 30 Apr 2022
    • 29 Apr 2022 Alex Ferguson, the ‘lost’ interview 29 Apr 2022
    • 28 Apr 2022 Happy 50th birthday, Mark Littlewood! 28 Apr 2022
    • 28 Apr 2022 Friends reunited 28 Apr 2022
    • 27 Apr 2022 When fun turned to tragedy 27 Apr 2022
    • 25 Apr 2022 'Independent review' adopts tobacco control hymn sheet 25 Apr 2022
    • 23 Apr 2022 Sign of the times 23 Apr 2022
    • 22 Apr 2022 Philip Morris study finds smokers less likely to get a job or find love 22 Apr 2022
    • 20 Apr 2022 Still taking liberties 20 Apr 2022
    • 17 Apr 2022 Recycling centre 17 Apr 2022
    • 16 Apr 2022 Voice of America 16 Apr 2022
    • 15 Apr 2022 Canary island hopping 15 Apr 2022
    • 13 Apr 2022 2012: Health warnings on alcohol? You’re joking, right? 13 Apr 2022
    • 6 Apr 2022 William thinks I’m a “lefty drongo”. Has he ever read this blog? 6 Apr 2022
    • 5 Apr 2022 Data dredging (or torturing the statistics until they confess) 5 Apr 2022
    • 4 Apr 2022 June Brown RIP 4 Apr 2022
    • 3 Apr 2022 Thirty years (and counting) 3 Apr 2022
    • 2 Apr 2022 Fighting talk 2 Apr 2022
    • 1 Apr 2022 E-cigarettes and consumer choice 1 Apr 2022
    • 1 Apr 2022 Number crunching 1 Apr 2022
  • March 2022
    • 31 Mar 2022 No regrets 31 Mar 2022
    • 27 Mar 2022 Anderson, Brigstocke and I 27 Mar 2022
    • 27 Mar 2022 Trains: is it time for noise vigilantes? 27 Mar 2022
    • 22 Mar 2022 The passive smoking myth 22 Mar 2022
    • 21 Mar 2022 Tobacco control – levelling up or dumbing down? 21 Mar 2022
    • 20 Mar 2022 Scanned alive 20 Mar 2022
    • 19 Mar 2022 Why I’m backing Sir Martin Broughton’s bid for Chelsea 19 Mar 2022
    • 19 Mar 2022 Memoirs are made of this 19 Mar 2022
    • 18 Mar 2022 Lesson in hypocrisy 18 Mar 2022
    • 17 Mar 2022 Peer pressure 17 Mar 2022
    • 16 Mar 2022 Tyranny of the majority driven by a tyrannical minority 16 Mar 2022
    • 15 Mar 2022 To quit or not to quit 15 Mar 2022
    • 13 Mar 2022 Sunday morning 13 Mar 2022
    • 12 Mar 2022 Action man 12 Mar 2022
    • 11 Mar 2022 ‘Ban smoking for good’ campaign unites smokers and vapers in rapid wave of revulsion 11 Mar 2022
    • 10 Mar 2022 No Smoking Day stunt or premature April Fool? 10 Mar 2022
    • 9 Mar 2022 No Smoking Day - an unholy alliance 9 Mar 2022
    • 7 Mar 2022 Tobacco control review invites views but possibly not your views 7 Mar 2022
    • 7 Mar 2022 Aeroflot and the Exhibition of Economic Achievements 7 Mar 2022
    • 6 Mar 2022 Thanks for the memories, Roman 6 Mar 2022
    • 5 Mar 2022 Shane Warne: ‘I smoked, I drank, I bowled a bit. No regrets.’ 5 Mar 2022
    • 5 Mar 2022 Strange tweet 5 Mar 2022
    • 4 Mar 2022 World Vapers Alliance - stoking up a stink about smoking 4 Mar 2022
    • 3 Mar 2022 Missing or deleted comments 3 Mar 2022
    • 3 Mar 2022 A cunning plan 3 Mar 2022
    • 2 Mar 2022 Happy Birthday to me (still not dead) 2 Mar 2022
  • February 2022
    • 28 Feb 2022 Huge study finds current smoking associated with reduced risk of severe Covid-19 28 Feb 2022
    • 27 Feb 2022 Meet and eat 27 Feb 2022
    • 19 Feb 2022 Shout out for Martin Dockrell 19 Feb 2022
    • 18 Feb 2022 How I slept through the Great Storm of 1987 18 Feb 2022
    • 17 Feb 2022 Own goal? 17 Feb 2022
    • 16 Feb 2022 PJ O'Rourke, 1947-2022 16 Feb 2022
    • 7 Feb 2022 Thought for the day 7 Feb 2022
    • 5 Feb 2022 Peer review - three cheers for Lord Moylan 5 Feb 2022
    • 5 Feb 2022 Health matters 5 Feb 2022
    • 4 Feb 2022 More damned statistics 4 Feb 2022
  • January 2022
    • 31 Jan 2022 Good advice 31 Jan 2022
    • 27 Jan 2022 Barry Cryer – a dying breed 27 Jan 2022
    • 20 Jan 2022 My family’s (very) tenuous connection with rock royalty 20 Jan 2022
    • 18 Jan 2022 Back vaping, beat smoking? No! Back choice, beat prohibition 18 Jan 2022
    • 16 Jan 2022 Will Sajid Javid’s ‘vaping revolution’ bring us closer to the nicotine endgame? 16 Jan 2022
    • 14 Jan 2022 Partisan pressure group says smoking costs society £17bn a year 14 Jan 2022
    • 13 Jan 2022 Campaign funding – why transparency is the best policy 13 Jan 2022
    • 12 Jan 2022 Has Boris blown it? 12 Jan 2022
    • 10 Jan 2022 Social impact of smoking bans 10 Jan 2022
    • 2 Jan 2022 XTC – an appreciation 2 Jan 2022
    • 1 Jan 2022 Still no honours for titans of tobacco control 1 Jan 2022
  • December 2021
    • 31 Dec 2021 That was the year that was 31 Dec 2021
    • 24 Dec 2021 Merry Christmas 24 Dec 2021
    • 24 Dec 2021 Christmas unwrapped 24 Dec 2021
    • 23 Dec 2021 My first world parcel pain 23 Dec 2021
    • 22 Dec 2021 Enough of spicy lamb kofte and chicken souvlaki … bring on the turkey! 22 Dec 2021
    • 13 Dec 2021 Balance and the BBC 13 Dec 2021
    • 12 Dec 2021 “No Monkees means no XTC” 12 Dec 2021
    • 9 Dec 2021 New Zealand edges towards prohibition of tobacco 9 Dec 2021
    • 8 Dec 2021 Drop in smoking rate "implausible" – ONS 8 Dec 2021
    • 6 Dec 2021 ONS to reveal small increase in smoking rates during the pandemic – The Sun 6 Dec 2021
    • 3 Dec 2021 Has Sajid Javid been captured by the Blob? 3 Dec 2021
    • 2 Dec 2021 ASH at 50 2 Dec 2021
  • November 2021
    • 29 Nov 2021 Message to ASH Wales? Grow up 29 Nov 2021
    • 26 Nov 2021 Minister: “I believe in personal choice” 26 Nov 2021
    • 24 Nov 2021 Out of sight, out of mind - how I’m A Celebrity redefines reality 24 Nov 2021
    • 23 Nov 2021 Balloons and party hats at the ready - it’s ASH’s 50th anniversary 23 Nov 2021
    • 20 Nov 2021 Tree’s company 20 Nov 2021
    • 19 Nov 2021 The Worshipful Company of E-Cigarette Makers and E-Liquid Blenders* 19 Nov 2021
    • 18 Nov 2021 Harsh lesson for vapers in Ireland 18 Nov 2021
    • 17 Nov 2021 Mail editor ousted 17 Nov 2021
    • 13 Nov 2021 Frank and Geoff 13 Nov 2021
    • 11 Nov 2021 ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’ - moving farewell to blogger Frank Davis 11 Nov 2021
    • 10 Nov 2021 Vaping, victimhood and the right to live 10 Nov 2021
    • 9 Nov 2021 Meet the new smokers' rights movement 9 Nov 2021
    • 8 Nov 2021 Dewch â hi ymlaen! 8 Nov 2021
    • 4 Nov 2021 RIP, Lionel 4 Nov 2021
    • 4 Nov 2021 No limit to this prohibitionist madness 4 Nov 2021
    • 3 Nov 2021 Tobacco Asia podcast #1 - defending the right to smoke 3 Nov 2021
    • 2 Nov 2021 Making a difference 2 Nov 2021
    • 2 Nov 2021 My ‘working’ week in Corfu 2 Nov 2021
  • October 2021
    • 24 Oct 2021 New nanny state attack on hospitality industry opposed by Number Ten 24 Oct 2021
    • 20 Oct 2021 Tobacco control campaigners try to hijack Health and Care Bill 20 Oct 2021
    • 19 Oct 2021 Smoking in cars in Northern Ireland - Department of Health replies 19 Oct 2021
    • 17 Oct 2021 Brian Micklethwait RIP 17 Oct 2021
    • 16 Oct 2021 Sir David Amess 16 Oct 2021
    • 14 Oct 2021 A very British coup – how public health took control of UK vaping advocacy 14 Oct 2021
    • 13 Oct 2021 Question: Is a smoke-free England (a) desirable and (b) achievable? 13 Oct 2021
    • 12 Oct 2021 Smoking in cars in Northern Ireland - why did the BBC change its headline & story? 12 Oct 2021
    • 11 Oct 2021 Frank Davis RIP 11 Oct 2021
    • 7 Oct 2021 Notes from CPC21 7 Oct 2021
    • 3 Oct 2021 Shaken and stirred 3 Oct 2021
    • 2 Oct 2021 More questions than answers 2 Oct 2021
    • 1 Oct 2021 Welcome back to the Better Health Stoptober campaign! 1 Oct 2021
  • September 2021
    • 28 Sept 2021 Angela Rayner’s act of defiance 28 Sept 2021
    • 23 Sept 2021 ‘Consumers: The Key Stakeholders’ 23 Sept 2021
    • 19 Sept 2021 Match of the day 19 Sept 2021
    • 18 Sept 2021 True story 18 Sept 2021
    • 17 Sept 2021 Sir Clive Sinclair's legacy 17 Sept 2021
    • 17 Sept 2021 Sir Clive Sinclair, fondly remembered 17 Sept 2021
    • 17 Sept 2021 What is the UKVIA playing at? 17 Sept 2021
    • 11 Sept 2021 Where were you on 9/11? 11 Sept 2021
    • 10 Sept 2021 Propaganda wars 10 Sept 2021
    • 4 Sept 2021 Strange connections 4 Sept 2021
    • 2 Sept 2021 Big Tobacco's 'dubious rebrand' 2 Sept 2021
  • August 2021
    • 31 Aug 2021 More 'young' people smoking study invites more questions than it answers 31 Aug 2021
    • 30 Aug 2021 In search of the sun 30 Aug 2021
    • 15 Aug 2021 Ombudsman: Smoking at home neither illegal nor a nuisance “in itself” 15 Aug 2021
    • 14 Aug 2021 End of the road for living evidence review on smoking and Covid-19 14 Aug 2021
    • 12 Aug 2021 Tobacco influencer: below Deborah Arnott but above Chris Whitty! 12 Aug 2021
    • 11 Aug 2021 Smoking and Covid: what has happened to the living evidence review? 11 Aug 2021
    • 10 Aug 2021 Double-waxed 10 Aug 2021
    • 9 Aug 2021 Dream team 9 Aug 2021
    • 7 Aug 2021 On this day - August 7, 2013 7 Aug 2021
    • 7 Aug 2021 Vaping - tobacco control freaks demand “even greater vigilance” 7 Aug 2021
    • 6 Aug 2021 ASH (with the support of the Mirror) calls time on young adults smoking 6 Aug 2021
    • 5 Aug 2021 Vape shop calls for less smoking on TV 5 Aug 2021
    • 4 Aug 2021 Cancer rates highest among the wealthiest (fewer of whom smoke) 4 Aug 2021
    • 3 Aug 2021 Bat’s life 3 Aug 2021
    • 2 Aug 2021 Longevity think tank calls for action on tobacco control 2 Aug 2021
  • July 2021
    • 29 Jul 2021 How about it, Boris? Imagine the Union Flag flying on a CalMac mast! 29 Jul 2021
    • 27 Jul 2021 Philip Morris and a "fool's errand" 27 Jul 2021
    • 26 Jul 2021 GB News: ‘So refreshing!’ 26 Jul 2021
    • 24 Jul 2021 The joy of six fewer hospital admissions a year 24 Jul 2021
    • 23 Jul 2021 Observations on the use of face masks, a return to 'normal', and Boris 23 Jul 2021
    • 22 Jul 2021 That's Life 22 Jul 2021
    • 21 Jul 2021 Happy anniversary to the Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences)! 21 Jul 2021
    • 17 Jul 2021 Family matters 17 Jul 2021
    • 16 Jul 2021 UK's 'leading vaping specialist' wants to 'spearhead' fight against smoking 16 Jul 2021
    • 12 Jul 2021 WATCH: Consumer Voices Uncut 12 Jul 2021
    • 11 Jul 2021 May the best team win 11 Jul 2021
    • 9 Jul 2021 Consumer voices unleashed! 9 Jul 2021
    • 7 Jul 2021 Fighting talk 7 Jul 2021
    • 7 Jul 2021 Fighting the nanny state one webinar at a time! 7 Jul 2021
    • 5 Jul 2021 Smoking outside is safe 5 Jul 2021
    • 3 Jul 2021 The gloves are off 3 Jul 2021
    • 1 Jul 2021 Mixed reaction to ban on smoking outside pubs 1 Jul 2021
    • 1 Jul 2021 Consumer voices panel that isn’t missing a key stakeholder 1 Jul 2021
  • June 2021
    • 28 Jun 2021 Courage and conviction 28 Jun 2021
    • 28 Jun 2021 Happy days 28 Jun 2021
    • 28 Jun 2021 Judgement day 28 Jun 2021
    • 25 Jun 2021 Andrew Neil and the “boss class” 25 Jun 2021
    • 24 Jun 2021 Speaking up for smokers ... Breckland Council replies 24 Jun 2021
    • 21 Jun 2021 Think of the children! 21 Jun 2021
    • 21 Jun 2021 Another council bans smoking and vaping on site 21 Jun 2021
    • 19 Jun 2021 The unbearable darkness of GB News 19 Jun 2021
    • 17 Jun 2021 Consumer voices uncut 17 Jun 2021
    • 15 Jun 2021 NNA plays musical chairs 15 Jun 2021
    • 14 Jun 2021 ASH and the mystery of the draft Cigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill 14 Jun 2021
    • 13 Jun 2021 Peer pressure 13 Jun 2021
    • 12 Jun 2021 Rejoice! OBE for tobacco control expert and Covid advisor 12 Jun 2021
    • 11 Jun 2021 Derek Yach and me 11 Jun 2021
    • 9 Jun 2021 Hills road 9 Jun 2021
    • 5 Jun 2021 How serious is the Oxfordshire-led threat to outdoor smoking? 5 Jun 2021
    • 5 Jun 2021 Happy birthday, Baroness Fox 5 Jun 2021
    • 2 Jun 2021 Smoke free Oxfordshire - the story so far 2 Jun 2021
  • May 2021
    • 31 May 2021 Bath time 31 May 2021
    • 30 May 2021 A reminder on World Vape Day – not every smoker wants to vape 30 May 2021
    • 28 May 2021 How to lose respect (and start a war) 28 May 2021
    • 27 May 2021 Smoking and mental health 27 May 2021
    • 26 May 2021 The race to bully, cajole and force smokers to quit 26 May 2021
    • 22 May 2021 CD or not CD, that is the question 22 May 2021
    • 21 May 2021 Criticise the BBC? You must have been rejected for a job! 21 May 2021
    • 20 May 2021 Tumbleweed greets first anniversary of menthol cigarette ban 20 May 2021
    • 20 May 2021 CMO targets tobacco 20 May 2021
    • 18 May 2021 Point scoring 18 May 2021
    • 17 May 2021 Defending liberalism and the right to choose 17 May 2021
    • 17 May 2021 Smoking rates and levelling up 17 May 2021
    • 15 May 2021 Remember the Rally Against Debt? 15 May 2021
    • 10 May 2021 Bye bye Brabin - smoking Bill MP swaps Westminster for West Yorkshire 10 May 2021
    • 10 May 2021 Talking about smoking and vaping 10 May 2021
    • 6 May 2021 Another invitation to The Smoking Room 6 May 2021
    • 4 May 2021 Picking apart the devolved parties' policies on smoking and public health 4 May 2021
    • 3 May 2021 From the archive: Scottish Forest and a special birthday cake 3 May 2021
    • 2 May 2021 Flag planting 2 May 2021
  • April 2021
    • 29 Apr 2021 Each to their own 29 Apr 2021
    • 27 Apr 2021 To vape or not to vape? 27 Apr 2021
    • 26 Apr 2021 Global Forum on Nicotine: confirmed smokers set to be excluded, again 26 Apr 2021
    • 26 Apr 2021 Challenge 21 26 Apr 2021
    • 25 Apr 2021 Gift aid - how vape store helped reignite debate about smoking outside pubs 25 Apr 2021
    • 22 Apr 2021 Shout out to Ross in New Zealand 22 Apr 2021
    • 20 Apr 2021 European Super League? Who cares, my love of football died years ago 20 Apr 2021
    • 20 Apr 2021 Another time, another place 20 Apr 2021
    • 19 Apr 2021 Vape Club: local authorities and businesses can be 'agents of change' for smoking cessation 19 Apr 2021
    • 19 Apr 2021 Car talk 19 Apr 2021
    • 17 Apr 2021 Infantilising young adults in the name of health 17 Apr 2021
    • 17 Apr 2021 BBC’s House party brings home the Bacon 17 Apr 2021
    • 15 Apr 2021 ASH backtracks on claim that “one million smokers have quit” during Covid 15 Apr 2021
    • 13 Apr 2021 Are you a lockdown quitter? 13 Apr 2021
    • 12 Apr 2021 Have I got an exclusive for you 12 Apr 2021
    • 11 Apr 2021 In his own words: AWT on smoking, vaping and veganism 11 Apr 2021
    • 11 Apr 2021 Recycling old ‘news’ 11 Apr 2021
    • 10 Apr 2021 The Prince and the BBC 10 Apr 2021
    • 8 Apr 2021 Rebel, rebel 8 Apr 2021
    • 7 Apr 2021 Tonight! AWT on smoking, vegan sausage rolls and Jamie Oliver 7 Apr 2021
    • 6 Apr 2021 Some people say the most stupid things 6 Apr 2021
    • 5 Apr 2021 Corfu cancelled but green light for ‘no stop’ staycation cruise 5 Apr 2021
    • 3 Apr 2021 Still graceless after all these years 3 Apr 2021
    • 1 Apr 2021 Smoking ban: restriction of liberties a coming of age moment for Scottish Parliament says former first minister 1 Apr 2021
  • March 2021
    • 30 Mar 2021 I'm a smoker, get me out of here! 30 Mar 2021
    • 29 Mar 2021 Farewell Public Health England, hello Office for Health Promotion 29 Mar 2021
    • 28 Mar 2021 RIP The Queen's Head, Coggleshall 28 Mar 2021
    • 27 Mar 2021 A debut novel that’s well worth its salt 27 Mar 2021
    • 26 Mar 2021 Pettifogging laws won't stop people smoking 26 Mar 2021
    • 25 Mar 2021 BBC loses another top news presenter 25 Mar 2021
    • 25 Mar 2021 Prohibitionists play civil rights card 25 Mar 2021
    • 23 Mar 2021 First lockdown anniversary thoughts 23 Mar 2021
    • 22 Mar 2021 Moscow mules and Aeroflot diplomacy 22 Mar 2021
    • 22 Mar 2021 Soviet dissidents put Covid ‘freedom’ fighters to shame 22 Mar 2021
    • 21 Mar 2021 Back in the USSR 21 Mar 2021
    • 19 Mar 2021 The flag, the Queen and the BBC 19 Mar 2021
    • 18 Mar 2021 Hold the front page, smoking is normal 18 Mar 2021
    • 17 Mar 2021 Boring but important 17 Mar 2021
    • 17 Mar 2021 From the archive: Auberon Waugh’s Smoker’s Diary 17 Mar 2021
    • 16 Mar 2021 From the archive: Forest's day trip to Paris was a breath of fresh air! 16 Mar 2021
    • 15 Mar 2021 "Smokers are a kind of bellwether for what's happening in society" 15 Mar 2021
    • 14 Mar 2021 And the 'Voices of Freedom' award goes to ... 14 Mar 2021
    • 12 Mar 2021 No Smoking Day tanks, again 12 Mar 2021
    • 11 Mar 2021 Survey: 7 out 10 still buy illicit tobacco 11 Mar 2021
    • 10 Mar 2021 Join our No Smoking Day webinar on tobacco control 10 Mar 2021
    • 10 Mar 2021 Happy days 10 Mar 2021
    • 7 Mar 2021 Bon voyage 7 Mar 2021
    • 6 Mar 2021 Off message smoking and Covid review snubbed by PHE and ASH 6 Mar 2021
    • 6 Mar 2021 Forest to host No Smoking Day webinar on tobacco control 6 Mar 2021
    • 5 Mar 2021 Ranald ruffles feathers with his "fascinating" Fidel Castro remark 5 Mar 2021
    • 5 Mar 2021 Driven to distraction 5 Mar 2021
    • 4 Mar 2021 Oh what a circus 4 Mar 2021
    • 3 Mar 2021 Budget 2021: temporary reprieve for smokers but nothing to celebrate 3 Mar 2021
    • 2 Mar 2021 Food for thought 2 Mar 2021
    • 2 Mar 2021 Race to prohibition 2 Mar 2021
    • 1 Mar 2021 WATCH: The Smoking Room with Ranald Macdonald 1 Mar 2021
    • 1 Mar 2021 Media matters 1 Mar 2021
  • February 2021
    • 28 Feb 2021 The slow erosion of tolerance 28 Feb 2021
    • 26 Feb 2021 Welsh Government: smoking outside school gates is NOT illegal 26 Feb 2021
    • 26 Feb 2021 A little prick and no side effects 26 Feb 2021
    • 25 Feb 2021 An evening with the ambassador for haggis, cigars and Scotland 25 Feb 2021
    • 24 Feb 2021 Scotland, whisky, cigars and jazz – join the conversation! 24 Feb 2021
    • 23 Feb 2021 Shaun Ryder endorses nicotine pouches 23 Feb 2021
    • 22 Feb 2021 ASH’s ten Budget commandments 22 Feb 2021
    • 21 Feb 2021 Naked attraction 21 Feb 2021
    • 20 Feb 2021 Travel sores (what I haven’t missed in lockdown) 20 Feb 2021
    • 19 Feb 2021 If you can’t get a reply from an MP what does it say about our democracy? 19 Feb 2021
    • 18 Feb 2021 John Cooper Clarke: brushes with death and other drug-related stories 18 Feb 2021
    • 16 Feb 2021 The Smoking Room 16 Feb 2021
    • 15 Feb 2021 Opportunity knocks for Britain’s anti-Brexit tobacco harm reduction advocates 15 Feb 2021
    • 11 Feb 2021 Will 'Red Wall' and 'Blue Collar' Tories stand up for smokers? 11 Feb 2021
    • 9 Feb 2021 Jousting with journalists 9 Feb 2021
    • 8 Feb 2021 Vapers shot down by ‘friendly’ fire 8 Feb 2021
    • 7 Feb 2021 Britain’s cladding crisis 7 Feb 2021
    • 5 Feb 2021 Supermarket sweep 5 Feb 2021
    • 1 Feb 2021 How Philip Morris hopes to clean up Britain 1 Feb 2021
  • January 2021
    • 28 Jan 2021 That AstraZeneca interview: a masterclass in media management 28 Jan 2021
    • 24 Jan 2021 That's not so super, supermarket 24 Jan 2021
    • 23 Jan 2021 Mind the GAP - how I lost my car but learned a (valuable) lesson 23 Jan 2021
    • 22 Jan 2021 Should smokers get the vaccine early? 22 Jan 2021
    • 20 Jan 2021 Blast from the past 20 Jan 2021
    • 19 Jan 2021 Media bias – a never-ending story 19 Jan 2021
    • 15 Jan 2021 Neighbourhood watch 15 Jan 2021
    • 14 Jan 2021 Review affirms that current smokers are at reduced risk of infection from Covid-19 14 Jan 2021
    • 9 Jan 2021 From Washington to Trump - how did it get to this? 9 Jan 2021
    • 7 Jan 2021 Self-isolation and a niggling thought 7 Jan 2021
    • 1 Jan 2021 Happy New Year! 1 Jan 2021
  • December 2020
    • 31 Dec 2020 Honours update 31 Dec 2020
    • 30 Dec 2020 Jim McLean: flawed genius who lit up our lives 30 Dec 2020
    • 28 Dec 2020 Farewell to freedom loving Brian Binley 28 Dec 2020
    • 24 Dec 2020 Merry Christmas! 24 Dec 2020
    • 20 Dec 2020 A message for politicians and public health professionals 20 Dec 2020
    • 17 Dec 2020 Forest Christmas drinks 17 Dec 2020
    • 14 Dec 2020 Politician defends freedom to smoke 14 Dec 2020
    • 5 Dec 2020 Fake news: the Irish are smoking less during lockdown 5 Dec 2020
    • 3 Dec 2020 90 not out 3 Dec 2020
  • November 2020
    • 26 Nov 2020 Spare me the crocodile tears for traditional pubs 26 Nov 2020
    • 21 Nov 2020 Something for the weekend 21 Nov 2020
    • 20 Nov 2020 No nicotine – is that PMI's long-term strategic aim? 20 Nov 2020
    • 19 Nov 2020 Lord Stoddart of Swindon, 1926-2020 19 Nov 2020
    • 19 Nov 2020 Why are so many ‘libertarians’ anti-tobacco? 19 Nov 2020
    • 14 Nov 2020 From the archive: Golden Nanny Awards 14 Nov 2020
    • 10 Nov 2020 Keep Britain Tidy, Kevin Hollinrake – the ball is firmly in YOUR court 10 Nov 2020
    • 8 Nov 2020 Tales from a small city 8 Nov 2020
    • 6 Nov 2020 Quelle surprise! Vaping group supports government’s ‘smoke free 2030’ target 6 Nov 2020
    • 3 Nov 2020 BBC: ASH funded by charities "and the government" 3 Nov 2020
    • 3 Nov 2020 Who funds Forest? The same could (and should) be asked of ASH 3 Nov 2020
  • October 2020
    • 28 Oct 2020 The group advising the Government on public health 'improvement' 28 Oct 2020
    • 24 Oct 2020 Control freaks 24 Oct 2020
    • 23 Oct 2020 Smoking during the pandemic - are more smokers quitting? 23 Oct 2020
    • 21 Oct 2020 Stoptober: Is PHE reading this blog? 21 Oct 2020
    • 19 Oct 2020 Stoptober 2020 update 19 Oct 2020
    • 17 Oct 2020 Has vaping peaked in the UK? 17 Oct 2020
    • 14 Oct 2020 Pack of 20 cigarettes in Ireland now €14 14 Oct 2020
    • 10 Oct 2020 A well-deserved award for the phlegmatic Mr Evans but Arnott is overlooked again 10 Oct 2020
    • 8 Oct 2020 Baroness Fox of Buckley and her secret vice (circa 2000) 8 Oct 2020
    • 8 Oct 2020 Even non-smokers think buying cigarettes from the black market is "understandable" 8 Oct 2020
    • 7 Oct 2020 Eyes on Ireland 7 Oct 2020
    • 5 Oct 2020 No more grapefruit juice (sob) 5 Oct 2020
    • 4 Oct 2020 Those were the days 4 Oct 2020
    • 2 Oct 2020 Stoptober – what's that all about, then? 2 Oct 2020
    • 1 Oct 2020 Evaluating Stoptober 1 Oct 2020
    • 1 Oct 2020 Council: "We would never instruct people about smoking in their own homes" 1 Oct 2020
  • September 2020
    • 30 Sept 2020 State patrol 30 Sept 2020
    • 29 Sept 2020 More restrictions on smoking in Wales 29 Sept 2020
    • 27 Sept 2020 Record news 27 Sept 2020
    • 26 Sept 2020 Laughably bad 26 Sept 2020
    • 24 Sept 2020 Lack of public support for smokers may come back to haunt the pub industry 24 Sept 2020
    • 23 Sept 2020 Council capers 23 Sept 2020
    • 21 Sept 2020 Smokefree Ideology - available now! 21 Sept 2020
    • 20 Sept 2020 How local authorities are waging war on smokers 20 Sept 2020
    • 19 Sept 2020 Under pressure 19 Sept 2020
    • 18 Sept 2020 Out-running the virus 18 Sept 2020
    • 17 Sept 2020 Tax and tobacco - stop screwing poor people says New Zealand’s deputy PM 17 Sept 2020
    • 16 Sept 2020 Coming soon 16 Sept 2020
    • 3 Sept 2020 Transparency and trust - why the DHSC must reveal advisory group members 3 Sept 2020
    • 2 Sept 2020 Hypocrites ahoy! 2 Sept 2020
  • August 2020
    • 29 Aug 2020 Road trip review - dining out and other observations 29 Aug 2020
    • 23 Aug 2020 Staycation news: escape from Arran 23 Aug 2020
    • 16 Aug 2020 Public Health England - goodbye and good riddance 16 Aug 2020
    • 13 Aug 2020 ASH campaign grant slashed from £350,000 to £70,000 13 Aug 2020
    • 12 Aug 2020 The Nanny State of the Nation 12 Aug 2020
    • 10 Aug 2020 More evidence that smoking protects existing smokers against Covid-19 10 Aug 2020
    • 7 Aug 2020 A little bit of Fry 7 Aug 2020
    • 6 Aug 2020 Media matters 6 Aug 2020
    • 5 Aug 2020 From our own correspondent in Ireland 5 Aug 2020
    • 4 Aug 2020 The nanny state we’re in 4 Aug 2020
  • July 2020
    • 31 Jul 2020 Rejoice! 31 Jul 2020
    • 29 Jul 2020 Top 12 Forest videos 29 Jul 2020
    • 28 Jul 2020 Barber uncut 28 Jul 2020
    • 27 Jul 2020 She aims, she fires – magnificent Liz Barber gives ASH both barrels 27 Jul 2020
    • 27 Jul 2020 Food is the new tobacco – my message to sixth formers in 2004 27 Jul 2020
    • 24 Jul 2020 The slow eradication of choice and personal autonomy 24 Jul 2020
    • 21 Jul 2020 Business and Planning Bill – amendment to ban smoking in outside pavement areas withdrawn as Government backs choice 21 Jul 2020
    • 20 Jul 2020 Government “will not ban outdoor smoking” 20 Jul 2020
    • 19 Jul 2020 It's radio but not as we knew it 19 Jul 2020
    • 18 Jul 2020 Testing for Covid-19 18 Jul 2020
    • 17 Jul 2020 Tom Utley - our freedom to live as we choose is being eaten away 17 Jul 2020
    • 16 Jul 2020 Wales – taking liberties 16 Jul 2020
    • 14 Jul 2020 Smokers? "We've been in lockdown since 2007," says Bernie 14 Jul 2020
    • 13 Jul 2020 Outdoor smoking ban? The gloves are off! 13 Jul 2020
    • 11 Jul 2020 Pubs 'n' stuff 11 Jul 2020
    • 10 Jul 2020 Patriotism and the pub 10 Jul 2020
    • 9 Jul 2020 Demise of smoking greatly exaggerated 9 Jul 2020
    • 7 Jul 2020 Lib Dem peer bidding to extend smoking ban to outside areas thanks ASH for its "assistance" 7 Jul 2020
    • 6 Jul 2020 Prime time 6 Jul 2020
    • 5 Jul 2020 Cindy Jackson 5 Jul 2020
    • 4 Jul 2020 Self-righteous Tories make me sick 4 Jul 2020
    • 4 Jul 2020 Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more 4 Jul 2020
    • 2 Jul 2020 Scotland's CMO targets smoking and vaping outside shops 2 Jul 2020
    • 2 Jul 2020 Meet Ireland's new health minister 2 Jul 2020
    • 1 Jul 2020 ASH and the smoking ban – still spinning after all these years 1 Jul 2020
  • June 2020
    • 28 Jun 2020 Felix Dennis 28 Jun 2020
    • 27 Jun 2020 Ian Willmore 27 Jun 2020
    • 25 Jun 2020 Is it really our "patriotic duty" to support the pub? 25 Jun 2020
    • 25 Jun 2020 On this day last year – Forest's 40th anniversary dinner 25 Jun 2020
    • 23 Jun 2020 Smoking and pubs 23 Jun 2020
    • 18 Jun 2020 Just dandy 18 Jun 2020
    • 17 Jun 2020 Messing about on the river 17 Jun 2020
    • 16 Jun 2020 King size dilemma 16 Jun 2020
    • 15 Jun 2020 Campaign for pubs 15 Jun 2020
    • 14 Jun 2020 Gyles Brandreth 14 Jun 2020
    • 14 Jun 2020 Please Stop Smoking - UK premiere! 14 Jun 2020
    • 13 Jun 2020 Thoughts on GFN20 13 Jun 2020
    • 12 Jun 2020 "Such fun!" 12 Jun 2020
    • 11 Jun 2020 Pub gardens to re-open on July 4 - what does that mean for smokers? 11 Jun 2020
    • 10 Jun 2020 The name game 10 Jun 2020
    • 8 Jun 2020 Smoking and vaping on hospital grounds in Scotland – consultation response 8 Jun 2020
    • 7 Jun 2020 Mixed messages on outside smoking bans 7 Jun 2020
    • 7 Jun 2020 Michael Winner 7 Jun 2020
    • 6 Jun 2020 Hancock caught out 6 Jun 2020
    • 4 Jun 2020 Join us to discuss the pleasure of smoking, vaping and snus! 4 Jun 2020
    • 1 Jun 2020 Dear Forest, please stop smoking 1 Jun 2020
  • May 2020
    • 31 May 2020 The Rt Hon Ken Clarke 31 May 2020
    • 31 May 2020 The cult of vaping and the scandalous hypocrisy of World Vape Day 31 May 2020
    • 30 May 2020 Message on World Vape Day - smoking is not the enemy 30 May 2020
    • 29 May 2020 Public Health England changes its tone on smoking and Covid-19 29 May 2020
    • 28 May 2020 Smokers to the rescue! 28 May 2020
    • 27 May 2020 Broadcasting and political bias 27 May 2020
    • 27 May 2020 The stop smoking brigade will never be happy so let’s not give them another inch 27 May 2020
    • 26 May 2020 ASH: ban non-menthol brands whose names are similar to prohibited brands!! 26 May 2020
    • 24 May 2020 Deepak Lal, pipe-smoker and economist, 1940-2020 24 May 2020
    • 24 May 2020 Tony Benn 24 May 2020
    • 23 May 2020 Something for the weekend 23 May 2020
    • 23 May 2020 Why my sympathy for Quit for Covid volunteers is strictly limited 23 May 2020
    • 21 May 2020 Number 10 must say no to ASH and Quit for Covid 21 May 2020
    • 20 May 2020 ASH demands £350k from Government to fund ailing Quit for Covid campaign 20 May 2020
    • 20 May 2020 Stay alert, smoking bans close pubs 20 May 2020
    • 20 May 2020 The menthol cigarette ban – could we have stopped it? 20 May 2020
    • 19 May 2020 Menthol cigarette ban – what consumers need to know 19 May 2020
    • 19 May 2020 Join the conversation - an invitation to Mark Pritchard MP 19 May 2020
    • 18 May 2020 Why Brexit couldn't save menthol cigarettes from prohibition 18 May 2020
    • 18 May 2020 Hockney blasts Britain’s ‘professional anti-smokers’ 18 May 2020
    • 17 May 2020 Petty attack on convenience and pleasure 17 May 2020
    • 16 May 2020 On this day, 2019 16 May 2020
    • 15 May 2020 Phil May, RIP 15 May 2020
    • 15 May 2020 Talking Liberties: round two 15 May 2020
    • 15 May 2020 Rally Against Debt 15 May 2020
    • 14 May 2020 Creeping prohibition 14 May 2020
    • 13 May 2020 Public divided on menthol cigarette ban 13 May 2020
    • 13 May 2020 UK's largest vape retailer targets a smoker free future 13 May 2020
    • 10 May 2020 Menthol cigarette ban survey 10 May 2020
    • 10 May 2020 To mute or not to mute 10 May 2020
    • 8 May 2020 Postscript on Pritchard 8 May 2020
    • 7 May 2020 At last! Tobacco Tactics gets a long overdue makeover 7 May 2020
    • 7 May 2020 ‘Libertarian’ Tory MP wants restrictions on smoking outside pubs and cafes 7 May 2020
    • 6 May 2020 Countdown to prohibition 6 May 2020
    • 5 May 2020 How ASH turned the views of just SIX ex-smokers into a headline-grabbing 300k 5 May 2020
    • 5 May 2020 Today is the Day to Quit for Covid says Public Health England 5 May 2020
    • 4 May 2020 ASH and the boy who cried wolf 4 May 2020
    • 2 May 2020 It was 30 years ago today 2 May 2020
    • 1 May 2020 Smoking and coronavirus: current data 'inconclusive' says CEBM 1 May 2020
  • April 2020
    • 29 Apr 2020 Talking liberties 29 Apr 2020
    • 28 Apr 2020 Forest’s first online meeting and I’m nervous as hell 28 Apr 2020
    • 28 Apr 2020 In plain English? ‘There’s something weird going on’ 28 Apr 2020
    • 27 Apr 2020 Coronavirus: the news media is conspiring in its own demise 27 Apr 2020
    • 26 Apr 2020 At home with ... James Dreyfus 26 Apr 2020
    • 25 Apr 2020 At home with ... Ranald Macdonald 25 Apr 2020
    • 24 Apr 2020 Tobacco control reacts to an inconvenient truth about smoking and Covid-19 24 Apr 2020
    • 23 Apr 2020 Face masks? No, thanks 23 Apr 2020
    • 23 Apr 2020 Dan Donovan’s new photo project 23 Apr 2020
    • 21 Apr 2020 Talking Liberties, online, on Zoom 21 Apr 2020
    • 19 Apr 2020 Smoking in isolation 19 Apr 2020
    • 19 Apr 2020 A warm welcome to new readers 19 Apr 2020
    • 18 Apr 2020 Support the Boisdale war effort! 18 Apr 2020
    • 18 Apr 2020 My very brief brush with the law 18 Apr 2020
    • 16 Apr 2020 Politics and propaganda 16 Apr 2020
    • 13 Apr 2020 Smoking and Covid-19 update 13 Apr 2020
    • 11 Apr 2020 Holiday woe 11 Apr 2020
    • 10 Apr 2020 The future of ‘public health’ 10 Apr 2020
    • 9 Apr 2020 I'm with Clive – former director of ASH questions Public Health England 'story' about smoking and coronavirus 9 Apr 2020
    • 8 Apr 2020 Talking liberties 8 Apr 2020
    • 7 Apr 2020 At home: smokers in isolation 7 Apr 2020
    • 6 Apr 2020 A proper public health emergency puts 'Public Health' into perspective 6 Apr 2020
    • 5 Apr 2020 From Longleat to Hollywood 5 Apr 2020
    • 3 Apr 2020 Nanny-in-chief loses her seat in parliament 3 Apr 2020
    • 3 Apr 2020 Reading the news 3 Apr 2020
  • March 2020
    • 29 Mar 2020 Panic in the world 29 Mar 2020
    • 26 Mar 2020 Forest supporters in the news 26 Mar 2020
    • 25 Mar 2020 Shameless opportunism 25 Mar 2020
    • 14 Mar 2020 Pub landlord Nick Hogan released from jail ten years ago this week 14 Mar 2020
    • 14 Mar 2020 From coronavirus to Corfu 14 Mar 2020
    • 13 Mar 2020 Talking about tax and tobacco 13 Mar 2020
    • 11 Mar 2020 Two cheers for the Chancellor 11 Mar 2020
    • 10 Mar 2020 ASH would rather have the poor poorer 10 Mar 2020
    • 9 Mar 2020 Get ready for No Smoking Day (yawn) 9 Mar 2020
    • 6 Mar 2020 Opportunity knocks 6 Mar 2020
    • 2 Mar 2020 Birthday 2 Mar 2020
  • February 2020
    • 29 Feb 2020 Another one bites the dust 29 Feb 2020
    • 27 Feb 2020 To whom it may concern 27 Feb 2020
    • 21 Feb 2020 UK tops tobacco control index 21 Feb 2020
    • 20 Feb 2020 Plain packaging has failed but tobacco control is spinning a different story 20 Feb 2020
    • 20 Feb 2020 Forest barred from tobacco control conference 20 Feb 2020
    • 18 Feb 2020 Doctors want to ban smoking AND vaping outside hospital buildings 18 Feb 2020
    • 17 Feb 2020 PMI-funded Quit Cigarettes initiative stubbed out 17 Feb 2020
    • 15 Feb 2020 Disappointing response to EU vaping regulations petition 15 Feb 2020
    • 14 Feb 2020 Controlling influences 14 Feb 2020
    • 12 Feb 2020 I was against HS2 but I’ve changed my mind 12 Feb 2020
    • 11 Feb 2020 Election 2020: the curse of Forest 11 Feb 2020
    • 10 Feb 2020 Wanted: billion dollar foundation to challenge global health industry lies 10 Feb 2020
    • 10 Feb 2020 Hockney: smoking remains an act of defiance 10 Feb 2020
    • 9 Feb 2020 Iain Dale’s dilemma 9 Feb 2020
    • 6 Feb 2020 Post-Brexit Brussels blues 6 Feb 2020
    • 6 Feb 2020 Jenny Sharkey MBE 6 Feb 2020
    • 4 Feb 2020 Guest post: John Mallon on Election 2020 4 Feb 2020
  • January 2020
    • 31 Jan 2020 Brexit Day - thank you! 31 Jan 2020
    • 27 Jan 2020 Punished for smoking and vaping 27 Jan 2020
    • 26 Jan 2020 The right move 26 Jan 2020
    • 23 Jan 2020 Neighbours, friends and drinking buddies 23 Jan 2020
    • 20 Jan 2020 Anti-smoker discrimination should concern vaping lobbyists too 20 Jan 2020
    • 18 Jan 2020 The wit and the wisdom of Laurence Fox 18 Jan 2020
    • 17 Jan 2020 Questions that need answers (today!) 17 Jan 2020
    • 17 Jan 2020 If that’s the BBC’s idea of balance, I give up 17 Jan 2020
    • 15 Jan 2020 Outside broadcasts 15 Jan 2020
    • 14 Jan 2020 Smoking breaks 14 Jan 2020
    • 13 Jan 2020 Minimum pricing for tobacco 13 Jan 2020
    • 13 Jan 2020 Sir Roger Scruton - a very singular man 13 Jan 2020
    • 8 Jan 2020 Mann alive 8 Jan 2020
    • 1 Jan 2020 Good news! PHE abandons New Year anti-smoking campaign 1 Jan 2020
  • December 2019
    • 31 Dec 2019 Review of the year 31 Dec 2019
    • 27 Dec 2019 Animal serenade 27 Dec 2019
    • 24 Dec 2019 Merry Christmas! 24 Dec 2019
    • 23 Dec 2019 Small world 23 Dec 2019
    • 6 Dec 2019 Air pollution and smoking - how ‘deadly’ figures can mislead 6 Dec 2019
    • 5 Dec 2019 Should people like me receive ‘free’ prescriptions, even at 60? 5 Dec 2019
    • 4 Dec 2019 Irish Government seeks to further restrict access to tobacco products 4 Dec 2019
    • 3 Dec 2019 Gout im himmel 3 Dec 2019
    • 1 Dec 2019 Ireland’s leading anti-smoking warrior suffers another election defeat 1 Dec 2019
  • November 2019
    • 30 Nov 2019 Life and liberty 30 Nov 2019
    • 19 Nov 2019 Smoking in the European Parliament 19 Nov 2019
    • 18 Nov 2019 Channel hopping 18 Nov 2019
    • 17 Nov 2019 TabExpo - a lesson in resilience 17 Nov 2019
    • 15 Nov 2019 My flying visit to Amsterdam 15 Nov 2019
    • 11 Nov 2019 Going Dutch 11 Nov 2019
    • 4 Nov 2019 Problem lifestyles and the ‘new norm’ 4 Nov 2019
    • 1 Nov 2019 Death of another civilised, smoker-friendly nation 1 Nov 2019
  • October 2019
    • 29 Oct 2019 Battle of Ideas: 100+ debates, 450+ speakers and one painful memory 29 Oct 2019
    • 26 Oct 2019 PMI sponsors world’s first ‘smoke free island’ 26 Oct 2019
    • 24 Oct 2019 My big fat Greek holiday 24 Oct 2019
    • 18 Oct 2019 Fear of passive smoking has led to fear of vaping - oh, the irony 18 Oct 2019
    • 15 Oct 2019 Email of the week - and it’s only Tuesday! 15 Oct 2019
    • 14 Oct 2019 Comedy gold 14 Oct 2019
    • 13 Oct 2019 Kill Big Tobacco and you risk killing vaping 13 Oct 2019
    • 12 Oct 2019 Lost and found - some childhood memories 12 Oct 2019
    • 11 Oct 2019 Money talks 11 Oct 2019
    • 10 Oct 2019 Facebook hides image of cigarette pack because of 'graphic content' 10 Oct 2019
    • 5 Oct 2019 Joe Jackson on XTC 5 Oct 2019
    • 5 Oct 2019 Regrets? I have one 5 Oct 2019
    • 4 Oct 2019 Foreword to Nicotine Wars 4 Oct 2019
    • 3 Oct 2019 Forest Ireland defends vaping on Ireland AM 3 Oct 2019
    • 2 Oct 2019 Nicotine Wars: The fight for choice 2 Oct 2019
    • 1 Oct 2019 Tonight ... 1 Oct 2019
    • 1 Oct 2019 Welcome to our new arrival 1 Oct 2019
  • September 2019
    • 30 Sept 2019 I’m with Carl - advocates of the right to vape must join the larger fight 30 Sept 2019
    • 29 Sept 2019 From the archive: Stand Up for Freedom 29 Sept 2019
    • 28 Sept 2019 Cigarettes, vending machines and vaping - is Ireland having a collective meltdown? 28 Sept 2019
    • 28 Sept 2019 Lost in translation 28 Sept 2019
    • 26 Sept 2019 ‘Murderers!’ they wrote – how not to win friends and influence people 26 Sept 2019
    • 25 Sept 2019 Comedy returns to the Tory fringe 25 Sept 2019
    • 24 Sept 2019 Going Underground 24 Sept 2019
    • 22 Sept 2019 The Boys’ Brigade and me 22 Sept 2019
    • 21 Sept 2019 Neighbourhood watch 21 Sept 2019
    • 16 Sept 2019 Impact of tobacco laws divides opinion 16 Sept 2019
    • 15 Sept 2019 I ❤️ Bournemouth 15 Sept 2019
    • 14 Sept 2019 Last call 14 Sept 2019
    • 13 Sept 2019 Wham bam no thank you scam 13 Sept 2019
    • 12 Sept 2019 Forest’s former office manager honoured in Theresa May’s resignation honours list! 12 Sept 2019
    • 11 Sept 2019 On the march - PC brigade is now taking over the army 11 Sept 2019
    • 10 Sept 2019 Wanted: your views on the impact of the display ban and other anti-smoking laws 10 Sept 2019
    • 7 Sept 2019 Canada’s cannabis ‘revolution’ 7 Sept 2019
    • 6 Sept 2019 ‘This game is mental!’ 6 Sept 2019
    • 5 Sept 2019 How the middle class ruined Britain’s pubs 5 Sept 2019
    • 4 Sept 2019 Block party 4 Sept 2019
    • 3 Sept 2019 Geoff Norcott – Taking Liberties 3 Sept 2019
    • 3 Sept 2019 Time to abolish publicly-funded stop smoking services 3 Sept 2019
  • August 2019
    • 29 Aug 2019 The independent Dr Marewa Glover 29 Aug 2019
    • 28 Aug 2019 Farewell, Norman Lamb 28 Aug 2019
    • 25 Aug 2019 Food glorious food 25 Aug 2019
    • 24 Aug 2019 End of the holiday 24 Aug 2019
    • 21 Aug 2019 Vancouver to Victoria 21 Aug 2019
    • 17 Aug 2019 Ship to shore 17 Aug 2019
    • 13 Aug 2019 Good morning, Alaska 13 Aug 2019
    • 12 Aug 2019 Notes from abroad 12 Aug 2019
    • 7 Aug 2019 The erosion of tolerance and the freedom to choose 7 Aug 2019
    • 5 Aug 2019 40 years of hurt - the persecution of smokers 5 Aug 2019
    • 4 Aug 2019 Life in the air age 4 Aug 2019
  • July 2019
    • 28 Jul 2019 May, Mordaunt and Mary Poppins 28 Jul 2019
    • 26 Jul 2019 Pat Nurse: Why I will not quit or switch 26 Jul 2019
    • 25 Jul 2019 $20 million for this?! 25 Jul 2019
    • 25 Jul 2019 Smokers' rights and civil liberties 25 Jul 2019
    • 23 Jul 2019 Government issues ultimatum to tobacco industry - make smoking history by 2030 23 Jul 2019
    • 21 Jul 2019 MEPs enjoying a smoke in the European Parliament 21 Jul 2019
    • 16 Jul 2019 Deborah Arnott rewrites history - the cheek of it!! 16 Jul 2019
    • 14 Jul 2019 Forest's 40th anniversary dinner - presentations and speeches 14 Jul 2019
    • 13 Jul 2019 50th anniversary of the tangerine dream 13 Jul 2019
    • 12 Jul 2019 Hospital declines to reveal under what law it can fine smokers for lighting up 12 Jul 2019
    • 12 Jul 2019 My brush with Vice and its help to quit smoking project, Change Incorporated 12 Jul 2019
    • 11 Jul 2019 AWT – expletive not deleted 11 Jul 2019
    • 10 Jul 2019 Kevin and the new model army of vapers 10 Jul 2019
    • 9 Jul 2019 Tonight, Geoff Norcott on Brexit 9 Jul 2019
    • 9 Jul 2019 Hancock's half hour of fame 9 Jul 2019
    • 8 Jul 2019 Trouble in paradise? 8 Jul 2019
    • 7 Jul 2019 Sunday run 7 Jul 2019
    • 6 Jul 2019 Irony alert as ASH Wales calls failure to reduce Year 11 smoking rates ‘shocking’ 6 Jul 2019
    • 5 Jul 2019 Beware anti-smoking campaigners and their siren pro-vaping voices 5 Jul 2019
    • 3 Jul 2019 Christopher Booker, first editor of Private Eye, dies 3 Jul 2019
    • 1 Jul 2019 ASH - less popular than The Donkey Sanctuary, more famous than the Canal and River Trust 1 Jul 2019
    • 1 Jul 2019 ASH's call for further anti-smoking measures falls flat 1 Jul 2019
  • June 2019
    • 29 Jun 2019 "Vivat Forest!" 29 Jun 2019
    • 28 Jun 2019 "Thank you for a splendid evening, Boisdale did us proud" 28 Jun 2019
    • 25 Jun 2019 Tonight’s the night 25 Jun 2019
    • 24 Jun 2019 Memories of Camberwell (and Chiswick) 24 Jun 2019
    • 22 Jun 2019 Velvet Glove Iron Fist - tenth anniversary 22 Jun 2019
    • 19 Jun 2019 Coming soon ... 19 Jun 2019
    • 17 Jun 2019 In praise of Dr Marewa Glover 17 Jun 2019
    • 16 Jun 2019 My Twitter joust with Juul's Peter Beckett 16 Jun 2019
    • 15 Jun 2019 GFN - just another echo chamber? 15 Jun 2019
    • 12 Jun 2019 Ban vaping in public places? Dame Sally needs a wake-up call 12 Jun 2019
    • 12 Jun 2019 The titans of tobacco control who are still waiting to be honoured 12 Jun 2019
    • 5 Jun 2019 Plain packaging on non-tobacco products? We did warn you! 5 Jun 2019
    • 3 Jun 2019 Happy birthday, Ian Hunter 3 Jun 2019
    • 1 Jun 2019 Journalist gets no platformed? Spare me the outrage and hypocrisy 1 Jun 2019
  • May 2019
    • 28 May 2019 In conversation 28 May 2019
    • 27 May 2019 Brexit and the politics of contempt 27 May 2019
    • 26 May 2019 Tangerine and Blu 26 May 2019
    • 21 May 2019 Smokers thrown under the bus by ‘vaping specialists’ 21 May 2019
    • 20 May 2019 Sleepwalking to prohibition 20 May 2019
    • 19 May 2019 Evening at the IEA 19 May 2019
    • 16 May 2019 In conversation with Mark Littlewood 16 May 2019
    • 15 May 2019 Women wanted 15 May 2019
    • 14 May 2019 Risk and regulation 14 May 2019
    • 11 May 2019 The downfall of Danny Baker 11 May 2019
    • 8 May 2019 Coincidence? 8 May 2019
    • 7 May 2019 Many smokers feel like pariahs, says Norway's new health minister, and that's stupid 7 May 2019
    • 7 May 2019 Quit smoking cigarettes demands yet another Philip Morris funded initiative 7 May 2019
    • 6 May 2019 Ten reasons to feel at home in Ireland 6 May 2019
    • 2 May 2019 Required reading 2 May 2019
  • April 2019
    • 28 Apr 2019 Notes on a scandal 28 Apr 2019
    • 27 Apr 2019 Life of Brian takes an unexpected twist 27 Apr 2019
    • 25 Apr 2019 In conversation with ... 25 Apr 2019
    • 24 Apr 2019 Is vaping a comparable substitute for smoking? 24 Apr 2019
    • 24 Apr 2019 Brexit just got exciting again 24 Apr 2019
    • 23 Apr 2019 Heroes of Brexit 23 Apr 2019
    • 23 Apr 2019 A tale of two interviews – vaping and cigarette butts 23 Apr 2019
    • 23 Apr 2019 Rock on 23 Apr 2019
    • 20 Apr 2019 Crikey! 20 Apr 2019
    • 20 Apr 2019 Great bore of the week 20 Apr 2019
    • 18 Apr 2019 From the archive – Joe Jackson and David Hockney 18 Apr 2019
    • 17 Apr 2019 Wednesday night at the London Palladium 17 Apr 2019
    • 16 Apr 2019 Fleabag - the importance of smoking to plot and characterisation 16 Apr 2019
    • 15 Apr 2019 Philip Morris wants to 'unsmoke the world' 15 Apr 2019
    • 14 Apr 2019 Bath time 14 Apr 2019
    • 9 Apr 2019 In conversation with ... 9 Apr 2019
    • 5 Apr 2019 Establishment elite can sleep easy 5 Apr 2019
    • 4 Apr 2019 Forest – voice and friend of the smoker (and vaper) 4 Apr 2019
    • 3 Apr 2019 Out and about in Edinburgh 3 Apr 2019
    • 3 Apr 2019 St Andrews day 3 Apr 2019
    • 3 Apr 2019 Why I back Dundee City Football Club 3 Apr 2019
  • March 2019
    • 27 Mar 2019 Simon Chase, friend of Forest, RIP 27 Mar 2019
    • 25 Mar 2019 Philip Morris lobbies councils to go 'smoke free' harder and faster 25 Mar 2019
    • 25 Mar 2019 Blast from the past 25 Mar 2019
    • 23 Mar 2019 One million my arse 23 Mar 2019
    • 23 Mar 2019 PMI, Vice and me 23 Mar 2019
    • 22 Mar 2019 Vanishing act 22 Mar 2019
    • 19 Mar 2019 Pubs in hospitals? I’ll drink to that! 19 Mar 2019
    • 16 Mar 2019 I think I’m having a breakdown 16 Mar 2019
    • 15 Mar 2019 Dear Tracy Brabin 15 Mar 2019
    • 14 Mar 2019 Piers Morgan v. Philip Morris 14 Mar 2019
    • 13 Mar 2019 ‘Adopting a more sensible approach to vaping does not justify further restrictions on smoking’ 13 Mar 2019
    • 13 Mar 2019 Managing the news 13 Mar 2019
    • 11 Mar 2019 New report: smoking and vaping policies in NHS hospital trusts 11 Mar 2019
    • 9 Mar 2019 My week 9 Mar 2019
    • 5 Mar 2019 Double standards and the futility of making personal attacks on journalists 5 Mar 2019
  • February 2019
    • 27 Feb 2019 Travel sickness 27 Feb 2019
    • 25 Feb 2019 Planes, trains or automobiles 25 Feb 2019
    • 24 Feb 2019 Clive Turner and me 24 Feb 2019
    • 22 Feb 2019 Geoff Norcott is Taking Liberties 22 Feb 2019
    • 18 Feb 2019 Welcome to Harrogate 18 Feb 2019
    • 10 Feb 2019 Smoking: pathetic addiction or lifestyle choice? 10 Feb 2019
    • 8 Feb 2019 Happy birthday, Boisdale! 8 Feb 2019
    • 7 Feb 2019 Date for your diary 7 Feb 2019
    • 6 Feb 2019 Making sense of statistics 6 Feb 2019
    • 5 Feb 2019 Smoking or vaping, it's your choice 5 Feb 2019
  • January 2019
    • 31 Jan 2019 Bercow blasts “irreverent” House on first reading of Brabin bill 31 Jan 2019
    • 30 Jan 2019 With friends like Kate who needs enemies?!! 30 Jan 2019
    • 29 Jan 2019 Tracy's law 29 Jan 2019
    • 27 Jan 2019 My James Delingpole moment and how I was saved by Clive Bates 27 Jan 2019
    • 23 Jan 2019 ‘England - Britain - has not gone mad’ 23 Jan 2019
    • 22 Jan 2019 Whatever happened to Ireland’s rebel spirit? 22 Jan 2019
    • 20 Jan 2019 Seat belts and the nanny state 20 Jan 2019
    • 19 Jan 2019 Diary of a smokers’ rights campaigner 19 Jan 2019
    • 15 Jan 2019 Forest at 40 15 Jan 2019
    • 14 Jan 2019 Fool for you 14 Jan 2019
    • 13 Jan 2019 Filth and frivolity - Saturday afternoon at the London Palladium 13 Jan 2019
    • 13 Jan 2019 Our window cleaner drives a Bentley 13 Jan 2019
    • 11 Jan 2019 Politics and propaganda 11 Jan 2019
    • 8 Jan 2019 From prisoners to patients 8 Jan 2019
    • 6 Jan 2019 Government to target smokers and ‘problem’ drinkers 6 Jan 2019
    • 4 Jan 2019 It was 20 years ago today 4 Jan 2019
  • December 2018
    • 30 Dec 2018 The price of appeasing PHE’s anti-smoking propaganda 30 Dec 2018
    • 12 Dec 2018 St Helier rejects al fresco dining smoking ban 12 Dec 2018
    • 5 Dec 2018 Ban smoking in al fresco dining areas? Don't mention the Germans! 5 Dec 2018
    • 1 Dec 2018 Business news 1 Dec 2018
  • November 2018
    • 30 Nov 2018 The importance of a dissenting voice 30 Nov 2018
    • 28 Nov 2018 Thatcher and Trumps – two great ladies 28 Nov 2018
    • 28 Nov 2018 Scottish prison smoking ban debate 28 Nov 2018
    • 23 Nov 2018 Insulting our intelligence 23 Nov 2018
    • 22 Nov 2018 Golden Nanny Awards 2018 22 Nov 2018
    • 16 Nov 2018 Michael Gove, your country needs you! 16 Nov 2018
    • 14 Nov 2018 A tale of two countries 14 Nov 2018
    • 13 Nov 2018 And the nominees are .... 13 Nov 2018
    • 12 Nov 2018 Foundation for a Smoke Free World hosts 'stakeholder meeting' at Tobacco Dock 12 Nov 2018
    • 12 Nov 2018 Watt’s the story? 12 Nov 2018
    • 9 Nov 2018 Philip Morris responds to accusations of “staggering hypocrisy” 9 Nov 2018
    • 7 Nov 2018 Countdown to the Golden Nanny Awards 7 Nov 2018
    • 6 Nov 2018 More thoughts on Dundee City Council’s new smoking policy 6 Nov 2018
    • 5 Nov 2018 Council smoking ban still making the news 5 Nov 2018
    • 3 Nov 2018 Word to the not so wise - be careful what you wish for 3 Nov 2018
    • 2 Nov 2018 Stoptober 2018 - Jeremy Kyle paid £20,000 for his ‘time and creative input’ 2 Nov 2018
    • 1 Nov 2018 Council bans smoking AND vaping during working hours 1 Nov 2018
    • 1 Nov 2018 Council planning 1 Nov 2018
  • October 2018
    • 31 Oct 2018 Some thoughts on smoking, vaping and individual freedom 31 Oct 2018
    • 31 Oct 2018 Brief respite from the tobacco taliban 31 Oct 2018
    • 22 Oct 2018 Your Call on smoking 22 Oct 2018
    • 22 Oct 2018 Philip Morris launches new campaign to make smoking history 22 Oct 2018
    • 21 Oct 2018 Number crunching 21 Oct 2018
    • 19 Oct 2018 Shameful - hospital targets smokers with tannoy and children’s voices 19 Oct 2018
    • 15 Oct 2018 Philip Morris: why 'smoke-free' is the sensible way to go 15 Oct 2018
    • 12 Oct 2018 Time to find another nanny 12 Oct 2018
    • 11 Oct 2018 Friends disunited 11 Oct 2018
    • 5 Oct 2018 Greetings from Geneva 5 Oct 2018
    • 5 Oct 2018 Forest on the fringe 5 Oct 2018
    • 1 Oct 2018 Stoptober’s ‘growing success’ explained 1 Oct 2018
  • September 2018
    • 29 Sept 2018 Smoke and mirrors 29 Sept 2018
    • 28 Sept 2018 You have to like Limerick: guest post by John Mallon 28 Sept 2018
    • 27 Sept 2018 Travel story 27 Sept 2018
    • 25 Sept 2018 Fewer smokers want to quit – official 25 Sept 2018
    • 23 Sept 2018 Politics and publishing 23 Sept 2018
    • 22 Sept 2018 Iain Dale’s diary 22 Sept 2018
    • 21 Sept 2018 The Wright move 21 Sept 2018
    • 20 Sept 2018 Stoptober and the “eradication” of smoking 20 Sept 2018
    • 19 Sept 2018 John Mallon around and about 19 Sept 2018
    • 18 Sept 2018 A touch of class 18 Sept 2018
    • 17 Sept 2018 Fringe benefits 17 Sept 2018
    • 16 Sept 2018 From Bournemouth to Blackpool, the best and worst party conference locations 16 Sept 2018
    • 15 Sept 2018 Was that it? Smoke-Free Index fails to ignite media interest 15 Sept 2018
    • 12 Sept 2018 Money, money, money 12 Sept 2018
    • 11 Sept 2018 Zero sum game 11 Sept 2018
    • 10 Sept 2018 Points of view 10 Sept 2018
    • 9 Sept 2018 Dinner date 9 Sept 2018
    • 9 Sept 2018 More thoughts on smoking and the nanny state 9 Sept 2018
    • 8 Sept 2018 Thoughts on smoking, vaping and middle-class snobbery 8 Sept 2018
    • 6 Sept 2018 Public Health England chief vows to get "ruthless" on smoking 6 Sept 2018
    • 5 Sept 2018 Listen to the "incredibly informative director of Forest"! 5 Sept 2018
    • 4 Sept 2018 How Hubbub beats Keep Britain Tidy in the litter lottery 4 Sept 2018
  • August 2018
    • 31 Aug 2018 Pocket appeal 31 Aug 2018
    • 30 Aug 2018 Message to Keep Britain Tidy 30 Aug 2018
    • 29 Aug 2018 Tips to help you stop smoking 29 Aug 2018
    • 27 Aug 2018 Yorkshire post 27 Aug 2018
    • 21 Aug 2018 Filth, squalor and violence but at least smoking is banned 21 Aug 2018
    • 20 Aug 2018 Home thoughts 20 Aug 2018
    • 15 Aug 2018 Listen as ASH advocates NRT but not vaping (which will be banned) 15 Aug 2018
    • 15 Aug 2018 Vaping and the several faces of ASH 15 Aug 2018
    • 8 Aug 2018 Too silly even for the silly season 8 Aug 2018
    • 7 Aug 2018 Sign language 7 Aug 2018
    • 5 Aug 2018 Ocean view 5 Aug 2018
    • 4 Aug 2018 Dan's big jump 4 Aug 2018
  • July 2018
    • 22 Jul 2018 Farewell, Sunday Politics 22 Jul 2018
    • 20 Jul 2018 That Tobacco Control Plan debate – another view 20 Jul 2018
    • 15 Jul 2018 My week (in pictures) 15 Jul 2018
    • 4 Jul 2018 Trainspotting 4 Jul 2018
    • 3 Jul 2018 Fall in smoking rate slows, prevalence of vaping falls 3 Jul 2018
  • June 2018
    • 30 Jun 2018 Flag of inconvenience 30 Jun 2018
    • 29 Jun 2018 Allan Massie: Politicians can always find good reasons to curtail liberties 29 Jun 2018
    • 28 Jun 2018 Forest's night at the museum 28 Jun 2018
    • 28 Jun 2018 Smoking during pregnancy 28 Jun 2018
    • 26 Jun 2018 Smoking and the NHS 26 Jun 2018
    • 23 Jun 2018 'Healthier, happier, freer' 23 Jun 2018
    • 20 Jun 2018 Scotland's new tobacco control plan tightens the net on smokers 20 Jun 2018
    • 17 Jun 2018 Government versus the people 17 Jun 2018
    • 15 Jun 2018 Come dine with us 15 Jun 2018
    • 11 Jun 2018 Beyond nicotine 11 Jun 2018
    • 9 Jun 2018 The waiting game 9 Jun 2018
    • 7 Jun 2018 Thunderbolt and lightning 7 Jun 2018
  • May 2018
    • 31 May 2018 Forest EU, one year on 31 May 2018
    • 30 May 2018 Back in the GDPR 30 May 2018
    • 27 May 2018 Keith Richards – live and unfiltered 27 May 2018
    • 22 May 2018 Smoking is a feminist issue – discuss 22 May 2018
    • 19 May 2018 Plain speaking on plain packaging revisited 19 May 2018
    • 17 May 2018 Plain packaging and all that jazz 17 May 2018
    • 16 May 2018 Primary school children recruited to fight war on smoking 16 May 2018
    • 13 May 2018 A new era 13 May 2018
    • 12 May 2018 Director of A Billion Lives replies 12 May 2018
    • 11 May 2018 Billion Lives team "very proud" to be part of the "anti-smoking movement" 11 May 2018
    • 11 May 2018 Transparency, transparency, transparency 11 May 2018
    • 2 May 2018 Trouble at market 2 May 2018
    • 1 May 2018 VApril and the UKVIA Forum 2018 1 May 2018
  • April 2018
    • 26 Apr 2018 “I don't like the world I am living in and shall have few regrets when I leave it.” 26 Apr 2018
    • 25 Apr 2018 Fake news or confidence trick? 25 Apr 2018
    • 24 Apr 2018 Ireland targets al fresco smoking areas 24 Apr 2018
    • 12 Apr 2018 Bad day for advocates of choice 12 Apr 2018
    • 11 Apr 2018 Stubborn bastards 11 Apr 2018
    • 10 Apr 2018 Scotland's "barmy bid" to wean prisoners off cigarettes 10 Apr 2018
    • 3 Apr 2018 VApril partner declares "war" on tobacco 3 Apr 2018
  • March 2018
    • 31 Mar 2018 A sorry silence on snus 31 Mar 2018
    • 30 Mar 2018 Doctor Christian is no VApril fool 30 Mar 2018
    • 29 Mar 2018 Unlucky strike 29 Mar 2018
    • 24 Mar 2018 Smoking and walking, that GMB 'debate' in full 24 Mar 2018
    • 24 Mar 2018 Something to celebrate 24 Mar 2018
    • 20 Mar 2018 Could do better 20 Mar 2018
    • 16 Mar 2018 Impact of the smoking ban on consumers' behaviour 16 Mar 2018
    • 15 Mar 2018 Ashmob – a great idea perfectly executed 15 Mar 2018
    • 14 Mar 2018 UK consumers to be hit by excise tax on heated tobacco 14 Mar 2018
    • 14 Mar 2018 Vive la résistance! 14 Mar 2018
    • 12 Mar 2018 The ideological bullying of smokers 12 Mar 2018
    • 10 Mar 2018 The enemy of my enemy is not my friend 10 Mar 2018
    • 7 Mar 2018 How the UK is driving the global tobacco control industry 7 Mar 2018
    • 6 Mar 2018 State regulation, a free press and the CEO of ASH 6 Mar 2018
    • 6 Mar 2018 Trevor Baylis CBE – smoking, sex and hell 6 Mar 2018
    • 3 Mar 2018 “The gentleman from ASH” 3 Mar 2018
    • 2 Mar 2018 Even without the Max factor, Deborah’s press regulation role is surely untenable 2 Mar 2018
  • February 2018
    • 26 Feb 2018 Schmoozing with Stanton Glantz 26 Feb 2018
    • 22 Feb 2018 Picture this 22 Feb 2018
    • 14 Feb 2018 Make intolerance of smoking history 14 Feb 2018
    • 11 Feb 2018 Notes from the smoking lounge 11 Feb 2018
    • 8 Feb 2018 The ugly face of tobacco control 8 Feb 2018
    • 6 Feb 2018 Why PHE's pro-vaping crusade is the enemy of choice 6 Feb 2018
  • January 2018
    • 30 Jan 2018 PMI’s 2030 vision 30 Jan 2018
    • 26 Jan 2018 Forest condemned by Cambridge Students’ Union Ethical Affairs Officer! 26 Jan 2018
    • 25 Jan 2018 The 'one cigarette' mantra 25 Jan 2018
    • 22 Jan 2018 Michael Peel RIP 22 Jan 2018
    • 18 Jan 2018 Hypocrites! 18 Jan 2018
    • 17 Jan 2018 Tobacco control and the Big Brother state 17 Jan 2018
    • 12 Jan 2018 Is tobacco control running out of puff? 12 Jan 2018
    • 6 Jan 2018 Priceless 6 Jan 2018
    • 3 Jan 2018 Milton – paradise regained? 3 Jan 2018
  • December 2017
    • 31 Dec 2017 The year in pictures 31 Dec 2017
    • 30 Dec 2017 Sheila and Deborah snubbed again 30 Dec 2017
    • 28 Dec 2017 Perfect sense 28 Dec 2017
    • 24 Dec 2017 Happy Christmas! 24 Dec 2017
    • 22 Dec 2017 Rebel with a cause! 22 Dec 2017
    • 21 Dec 2017 Life lines 21 Dec 2017
    • 20 Dec 2017 Questions that need answers 20 Dec 2017
    • 19 Dec 2017 Hypocrisy of government's prison smoking ban exposed 19 Dec 2017
    • 12 Dec 2017 Brazen CRUK targets cigarettes 12 Dec 2017
    • 11 Dec 2017 Breaking news ... Austria overturns smoking ban 11 Dec 2017
    • 9 Dec 2017 Beer and burgers in Brussels 9 Dec 2017
    • 1 Dec 2017 Plain packaging: five years of failure 1 Dec 2017
  • November 2017
    • 29 Nov 2017 It's all about the money 29 Nov 2017
    • 29 Nov 2017 Deborah Arnott and the national smoke free prisons project board 29 Nov 2017
    • 28 Nov 2017 Please, minister, we want some more 28 Nov 2017
    • 27 Nov 2017 How quickly the anti-smoking virus spreads 27 Nov 2017
    • 25 Nov 2017 No time for complacency – where Scotland goes, England follows 25 Nov 2017
    • 24 Nov 2017 Tobacco control has created a generation of vaper haters 24 Nov 2017
    • 22 Nov 2017 The Budget, then and now 22 Nov 2017
    • 20 Nov 2017 Great speech but actions are louder than words 20 Nov 2017
    • 17 Nov 2017 Claire Fox targets public health in “rollicking speech” 17 Nov 2017
    • 16 Nov 2017 Charm offensive 16 Nov 2017
    • 14 Nov 2017 Libertarians, contrarians, barbarians ... the Golden Nanny Awards 2017 14 Nov 2017
    • 6 Nov 2017 Tax and tobacco 6 Nov 2017
    • 4 Nov 2017 Farewell to Freedom Dinner fully booked 4 Nov 2017
    • 3 Nov 2017 Public Health England? They're having a laugh (at our expense) 3 Nov 2017
  • October 2017
    • 31 Oct 2017 At last! The Stoptober 2016 campaign evaluation report 31 Oct 2017
    • 30 Oct 2017 Pets mean prizes for far-sighted tobacco control campaigners 30 Oct 2017
    • 20 Oct 2017 Oi! Hammond! No!!! 20 Oct 2017
    • 19 Oct 2017 Taoiseach and health minister head nominations for nanny state awards 19 Oct 2017
    • 19 Oct 2017 Coming soon: Farewell to Freedom dinner featuring the Golden Nanny Awards 19 Oct 2017
    • 17 Oct 2017 BCH: results of consultation on extending 'smokefree' zone to nearby streets 17 Oct 2017
    • 16 Oct 2017 Stoptober 2017 limps on and we're still waiting for the 2016 evaluation 16 Oct 2017
    • 16 Oct 2017 ASH Scotland, Big Brother and the eradication of choice 16 Oct 2017
    • 15 Oct 2017 Smoking in the home - let battle commence 15 Oct 2017
    • 12 Oct 2017 Nudge, nudge, wink, wink 12 Oct 2017
    • 11 Oct 2017 Cost of cigarettes up to €12 a pack as finance minister targets a "fairer" Ireland 11 Oct 2017
    • 10 Oct 2017 Why I'm tempted to attend the 2017 E-Cigarette Summit 10 Oct 2017
    • 9 Oct 2017 The 'alt tobacco' lobby and the war on choice 9 Oct 2017
    • 5 Oct 2017 Morning after the night before 5 Oct 2017
    • 3 Oct 2017 Fringe benefits 3 Oct 2017
    • 2 Oct 2017 Was it something I wrote? 2 Oct 2017
    • 1 Oct 2017 Stoptober: the mystery of the missing evaluation 1 Oct 2017
  • September 2017
    • 29 Sept 2017 Alcohol may have been consumed 29 Sept 2017
    • 26 Sept 2017 State of a nation 26 Sept 2017
    • 24 Sept 2017 Sunday Morning Live? Hardly worth getting up for 24 Sept 2017
    • 23 Sept 2017 Snowdon: nanny state editor at large in Dublin 23 Sept 2017
    • 22 Sept 2017 Risk and rhetoric - more from GTNF 22 Sept 2017
    • 22 Sept 2017 Mandela, moon landings and JFK - GTNF 2017 22 Sept 2017
    • 19 Sept 2017 Pick of the week 19 Sept 2017
    • 12 Sept 2017 From Greenwich to New York City 12 Sept 2017
    • 8 Sept 2017 Down on the farm 8 Sept 2017
    • 6 Sept 2017 Audrey Silk: voice of the smoker USA 6 Sept 2017
  • August 2017
    • 30 Aug 2017 Clarkson quits but discloses an inconvenient truth 30 Aug 2017
    • 29 Aug 2017 Watching the detective 29 Aug 2017
    • 28 Aug 2017 From New Orleans to Joshua Tree 28 Aug 2017
    • 27 Aug 2017 Weather watch 27 Aug 2017
    • 25 Aug 2017 Hospital smoking bans, Public Health England and Stoptober 25 Aug 2017
    • 25 Aug 2017 Smoke signals 25 Aug 2017
    • 23 Aug 2017 What a palava 23 Aug 2017
    • 22 Aug 2017 New York: summer in the city 22 Aug 2017
    • 21 Aug 2017 All at sea 21 Aug 2017
    • 2 Aug 2017 Good news 2 Aug 2017
  • July 2017
    • 31 Jul 2017 Observations on 'Dunkirk' 31 Jul 2017
    • 30 Jul 2017 Prejudice and prohibition 30 Jul 2017
    • 29 Jul 2017 Nicotine wars 29 Jul 2017
    • 27 Jul 2017 Quote of the week: "Let's have a coffee soon." 27 Jul 2017
    • 24 Jul 2017 Taken for a park and ride 24 Jul 2017
    • 19 Jul 2017 Media coverage of the Tobacco Control Plan announcement 19 Jul 2017
    • 18 Jul 2017 Government targets further reduction in smoking rates 18 Jul 2017
    • 16 Jul 2017 Heathen sent 16 Jul 2017
    • 15 Jul 2017 The night I gatecrashed The Spectator summer party 15 Jul 2017
    • 12 Jul 2017 Spreading the word 12 Jul 2017
    • 11 Jul 2017 Tonight in Brussels: burger, a beer and a smoke 11 Jul 2017
    • 9 Jul 2017 Happy 80th birthday, David Hockney! 9 Jul 2017
    • 8 Jul 2017 Final, final thoughts on the smoking ban anniversary 8 Jul 2017
    • 5 Jul 2017 Vapers! Appeasement doesn't work and here's the evidence 5 Jul 2017
    • 4 Jul 2017 Changed times 4 Jul 2017
    • 2 Jul 2017 "Crackling with exasperation" – Rod Liddle at The Freedom Dinner 2 Jul 2017
    • 1 Jul 2017 Reaction to the tenth anniversary of the smoking ban 1 Jul 2017
  • June 2017
    • 30 Jun 2017 Voices of Freedom 2017 30 Jun 2017
    • 29 Jun 2017 The Freedom Dinner 2017 29 Jun 2017
    • 26 Jun 2017 Devastating impact of the smoking ban on pubs laid bare 26 Jun 2017
    • 25 Jun 2017 Revolt in Style: Forest at The Savoy 25 Jun 2017
    • 22 Jun 2017 "Magical evening" on the Thames 22 Jun 2017
    • 18 Jun 2017 Serious question: why don't more smokers switch to using e-cigarettes? 18 Jun 2017
    • 17 Jun 2017 The waiting game continues for Deborah and Sheila 17 Jun 2017
    • 15 Jun 2017 GFN: I would if I could but I can't 15 Jun 2017
    • 15 Jun 2017 Lighting up for liberty 15 Jun 2017
    • 13 Jun 2017 Dinner in Dublin 13 Jun 2017
    • 6 Jun 2017 From Brussels with love 6 Jun 2017
    • 2 Jun 2017 Help or harassment? Hospital targets patients who smoke 2 Jun 2017
    • 2 Jun 2017 Forest EU launch party 2 Jun 2017
    • 1 Jun 2017 Case closed, mystery solved 1 Jun 2017
  • May 2017
    • 31 May 2017 Police and criminals 31 May 2017
    • 30 May 2017 Plus ça change 30 May 2017
    • 25 May 2017 Evolution not revolution 25 May 2017
    • 24 May 2017 Bravo, Equity! 24 May 2017
    • 23 May 2017 Nominations wanted for Voices of Freedom Awards 2017 23 May 2017
    • 22 May 2017 Tumultuous TV 22 May 2017
    • 21 May 2017 Well, I mean, so ... 21 May 2017
    • 20 May 2017 Packaging news 20 May 2017
    • 18 May 2017 Charlie, Cheeseman, Debrett's and me 18 May 2017
    • 17 May 2017 The rise of vaping and a potential threat 17 May 2017
    • 17 May 2017 More events 17 May 2017
    • 16 May 2017 Burning Issues: An Evening with Claire Fox 16 May 2017
    • 13 May 2017 Labour wants to address the demise of the British pub - hypocrites! 13 May 2017
    • 7 May 2017 The Curse of Forest: Stephen Williams 7 May 2017
    • 7 May 2017 Anti-smoking campaigners target smoking in the home 7 May 2017
    • 6 May 2017 Location, location, location 6 May 2017
    • 4 May 2017 Brussels bound, again 4 May 2017
    • 1 May 2017 Lifestyle and the NHS 1 May 2017
  • April 2017
    • 29 Apr 2017 How ignorance and propaganda influenced the smoking ban 29 Apr 2017
    • 28 Apr 2017 You and Yours (the smoking ban) 28 Apr 2017
    • 28 Apr 2017 Patrician Hewitt revisits the smoking ban 28 Apr 2017
    • 27 Apr 2017 No evidence that plain packaging affects the number of young people smoking 27 Apr 2017
    • 24 Apr 2017 Smokers can be fit too! 24 Apr 2017
    • 21 Apr 2017 Guest post: John Mallon on tour 21 Apr 2017
    • 16 Apr 2017 Danny Baker: Cradle To The Stage 16 Apr 2017
    • 15 Apr 2017 ASH Scotland poll avoids questions that really matter to smokers 15 Apr 2017
    • 12 Apr 2017 The Global Forum on Nicotine – in Warsaw again! 12 Apr 2017
    • 11 Apr 2017 From Galway to Dublin via Waterford, Clonmel and Tralee 11 Apr 2017
    • 11 Apr 2017 "There is never a situation where it is better to smoke than it is to vape." Never? 11 Apr 2017
    • 9 Apr 2017 Another one bites the dust 9 Apr 2017
    • 9 Apr 2017 Obrigado 9 Apr 2017
    • 4 Apr 2017 Pole to Pole 4 Apr 2017
    • 3 Apr 2017 25 3 Apr 2017
    • 3 Apr 2017 Feeding tobacco control's addiction to public money 3 Apr 2017
    • 2 Apr 2017 Smoking rates may have fallen but what about the health of bar workers? 2 Apr 2017
  • March 2017
    • 30 Mar 2017 Brand management 30 Mar 2017
    • 28 Mar 2017 BBC News Wales surpasses itself – again 28 Mar 2017
    • 27 Mar 2017 Meet Guillaume Périgois, our new man in Brussels 27 Mar 2017
    • 27 Mar 2017 Good morning, Wales! 27 Mar 2017
    • 26 Mar 2017 Almost 60% would allow smoking rooms in pubs and clubs in Wales 26 Mar 2017
    • 21 Mar 2017 Vaping etiquette? I'm your man 21 Mar 2017
    • 17 Mar 2017 In the brave new world of public health, less information is more 17 Mar 2017
    • 10 Mar 2017 Boxing news 10 Mar 2017
    • 8 Mar 2017 No Smoking Day: who will put this zombie event out of its misery? 8 Mar 2017
    • 3 Mar 2017 Groupthink and the bully state 3 Mar 2017
    • 1 Mar 2017 Enemies of choice 1 Mar 2017
  • February 2017
    • 28 Feb 2017 Why cigarettes are the real deal 28 Feb 2017
    • 27 Feb 2017 That's entertainment 27 Feb 2017
    • 27 Feb 2017 Weasel words and bully boy tactics 27 Feb 2017
    • 26 Feb 2017 Today's battle with the Beeb 26 Feb 2017
    • 25 Feb 2017 Dr Neil McKeganey: The Pleasure of Smoking 25 Feb 2017
    • 24 Feb 2017 The Pleasure Zone won hearts and minds 24 Feb 2017
    • 21 Feb 2017 The Pleasure Zone awaits ... 21 Feb 2017
    • 16 Feb 2017 Tobacco control unpacked 16 Feb 2017
    • 14 Feb 2017 The elephant in the room 14 Feb 2017
    • 7 Feb 2017 Shameless BBC bias (update) 7 Feb 2017
    • 5 Feb 2017 Gary Lineker, political protester – what would Des Lynam think? 5 Feb 2017
    • 5 Feb 2017 David Hockney: "Why shouldn’t I smoke?" 5 Feb 2017
    • 3 Feb 2017 Welcome to The Pleasure Zone 3 Feb 2017
    • 1 Feb 2017 Boisdale Life Libertarian of the Year 1 Feb 2017
  • January 2017
    • 31 Jan 2017 ASH lobbies government to fund stop smoking services and implement new tobacco control plan 31 Jan 2017
    • 26 Jan 2017 RIP Olde Gruff Pete 26 Jan 2017
    • 17 Jan 2017 Brought to book 17 Jan 2017
    • 5 Jan 2017 Nick Hopkinson, Louise Ross, Linda Bauld, Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all 5 Jan 2017
    • 3 Jan 2017 It's a mystery 3 Jan 2017
  • December 2016
    • 31 Dec 2016 No comment 31 Dec 2016
    • 30 Dec 2016 Another day another public health campaign (and more BBC bias) 30 Dec 2016
    • 27 Dec 2016 The Pleasure of Smoking 27 Dec 2016
    • 24 Dec 2016 Happy Christmas 24 Dec 2016
    • 12 Dec 2016 Eat, drink, smoke, vape ... and be merry 12 Dec 2016
    • 8 Dec 2016 Tonight's the night 8 Dec 2016
    • 7 Dec 2016 The slow death of compassion in Britain's hospitals 7 Dec 2016
    • 7 Dec 2016 Defending the indefensible? 7 Dec 2016
    • 4 Dec 2016 Think of the children (and more BBC bias) 4 Dec 2016
    • 1 Dec 2016 Fancy that! 1 Dec 2016
    • 1 Dec 2016 Tobacco talk (on the Big Yorkshire Phone-in) 1 Dec 2016
  • November 2016
    • 30 Nov 2016 Is this the beginning of the end for conventional cigarettes? 30 Nov 2016
    • 29 Nov 2016 Sign language 29 Nov 2016
    • 22 Nov 2016 Industry lights up Next Generation Nicotine Delivery conference 22 Nov 2016
    • 21 Nov 2016 Sheila take a bow 21 Nov 2016
    • 20 Nov 2016 What Joe Jackson is listening to 20 Nov 2016
    • 19 Nov 2016 "The wonderful, magnificent and talented Sharon Jones" 19 Nov 2016
    • 19 Nov 2016 PHE's prohibitionist agenda targets smoking and sugary drinks 19 Nov 2016
    • 18 Nov 2016 Public Health England can't confirm how many smokers took part in Stoptober 2016 18 Nov 2016
    • 18 Nov 2016 Square peg, round hole 18 Nov 2016
    • 16 Nov 2016 A tale of two conferences 16 Nov 2016
    • 15 Nov 2016 Forest shortlisted for public affairs award 15 Nov 2016
    • 14 Nov 2016 Why we need a coalition for choice 14 Nov 2016
    • 12 Nov 2016 COP7 – a useful lesson in tobacco control (and the endgame is not tobacco) 12 Nov 2016
    • 11 Nov 2016 "Folks, I travelled all the way to INDIA!!" 11 Nov 2016
    • 10 Nov 2016 The price of Public Health England's advice on vaping 10 Nov 2016
    • 10 Nov 2016 The original cliffhanger 10 Nov 2016
    • 9 Nov 2016 "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" 9 Nov 2016
    • 8 Nov 2016 My Tobacco Control Movie 8 Nov 2016
    • 8 Nov 2016 COP7 – The Rebel rebels 8 Nov 2016
    • 6 Nov 2016 Pro-vaping campaign claim leaves me speechless 6 Nov 2016
    • 5 Nov 2016 Joe Jackson on A Billion Lives 5 Nov 2016
    • 4 Nov 2016 Stoptober celebrities feel the pinch 4 Nov 2016
    • 3 Nov 2016 Questions for Public Health England concerning Stoptober 2016 3 Nov 2016
    • 3 Nov 2016 Why I hate all this poppycock 3 Nov 2016
    • 2 Nov 2016 Director Aaron Biebert replies to my review of A Billion Lives 2 Nov 2016
    • 2 Nov 2016 And the award goes to ... 2 Nov 2016
  • October 2016
    • 31 Oct 2016 Amusement and contempt 31 Oct 2016
    • 30 Oct 2016 Thoughts on A Billion Lives 30 Oct 2016
    • 29 Oct 2016 At last! A Billion Lives comes to the UK 29 Oct 2016
    • 28 Oct 2016 Politics, power and perception 28 Oct 2016
    • 22 Oct 2016 Today's cyclists are a real test of my liberal instincts 22 Oct 2016
    • 21 Oct 2016 Something for the weekend 21 Oct 2016
    • 20 Oct 2016 No excuse 20 Oct 2016
    • 20 Oct 2016 Crimes and misdemeanours - British Transport Police targets smoking on trains 20 Oct 2016
    • 19 Oct 2016 Email all contacts (oops) 19 Oct 2016
    • 18 Oct 2016 The Smokers' Survey 18 Oct 2016
    • 15 Oct 2016 Memo to Bob Blackman MP: call yourself a Conservative? 15 Oct 2016
    • 14 Oct 2016 A Billion Lives - it's on! 14 Oct 2016
    • 13 Oct 2016 Taxpayer-funded lobby group lobbies government to publish tobacco control plan "without further delay" 13 Oct 2016
    • 11 Oct 2016 A Billion Lives: would anyone like to join me in Glasgow on October 26? 11 Oct 2016
    • 11 Oct 2016 The silent majority needs to speak up 11 Oct 2016
    • 10 Oct 2016 Attitudes to UK smoking policies 10 Oct 2016
    • 9 Oct 2016 Rough guide to dealing with the media 9 Oct 2016
    • 8 Oct 2016 The beast of Birmingham 8 Oct 2016
    • 8 Oct 2016 Vice royale 8 Oct 2016
    • 7 Oct 2016 A Billion Lives, eight UK screenings, 52 tickets reserved 7 Oct 2016
    • 6 Oct 2016 Forest's top ten conference events 6 Oct 2016
    • 4 Oct 2016 Cheesecake, freedom fascists and Conservative principles 4 Oct 2016
    • 4 Oct 2016 Humble brag 4 Oct 2016
    • 3 Oct 2016 Another conference calls 3 Oct 2016
    • 2 Oct 2016 Council wants staff to report colleagues who smoke or use an e-cigarette on site 2 Oct 2016
  • September 2016
    • 26 Sept 2016 Why 'smoke-free' consultation should be declared null and void 26 Sept 2016
    • 26 Sept 2016 Good morning, Britain 26 Sept 2016
    • 25 Sept 2016 Pipe dream 25 Sept 2016
    • 23 Sept 2016 GTNF: transparent and open for business, unlike COP7 23 Sept 2016
    • 23 Sept 2016 Conference calls 23 Sept 2016
    • 22 Sept 2016 An alternative point of view 22 Sept 2016
    • 21 Sept 2016 Defending smoking and vaping 21 Sept 2016
    • 20 Sept 2016 Stoptober - it's only our money 20 Sept 2016
    • 17 Sept 2016 Tough love or knocking shop? 17 Sept 2016
    • 15 Sept 2016 Are we approaching peak vape? 15 Sept 2016
    • 13 Sept 2016 Stoptober and the law of diminishing returns 13 Sept 2016
    • 13 Sept 2016 Aaron Biebert, director of A Billion Lives, replies 13 Sept 2016
    • 12 Sept 2016 You're welcome 12 Sept 2016
    • 11 Sept 2016 A Billion Lives: Aaron Biebert and the mystery of the missing suitcase 11 Sept 2016
    • 10 Sept 2016 Dose is the poison – guest post by Pat Nurse 10 Sept 2016
    • 8 Sept 2016 Eat, drink, smoke, vape 8 Sept 2016
    • 6 Sept 2016 An inconvenient truth – many smokers actually enjoy smoking! 6 Sept 2016
    • 6 Sept 2016 Has the vaping community lost its way? 6 Sept 2016
  • August 2016
    • 31 Aug 2016 Back to work, but first .... 31 Aug 2016
    • 20 Aug 2016 The war on smoking is a war on individual freedom 20 Aug 2016
    • 15 Aug 2016 Old kids on the block unite for one performance only 15 Aug 2016
    • 13 Aug 2016 Smoking out 'bad' habits in sport 13 Aug 2016
    • 7 Aug 2016 Memories of Fleet Street 7 Aug 2016
    • 6 Aug 2016 Great minds think alike 6 Aug 2016
    • 5 Aug 2016 Anger management 5 Aug 2016
    • 4 Aug 2016 Who's laughing now? 4 Aug 2016
    • 4 Aug 2016 Action alert – hospital wants to extend smoking ban to nearby streets 4 Aug 2016
    • 2 Aug 2016 The impact of TPD on consumer choice 2 Aug 2016
    • 2 Aug 2016 Tempted by the smoke of another 2 Aug 2016
    • 2 Aug 2016 Why Sheffield's smoke free children's parks policy includes vaping 2 Aug 2016
    • 1 Aug 2016 Forest's response to council's smoke free children's parks policy 1 Aug 2016
  • July 2016
    • 31 Jul 2016 1966 and all that 31 Jul 2016
    • 29 Jul 2016 Todd Buchholz for President! 29 Jul 2016
    • 27 Jul 2016 It's journalism, Jim, but not as we knew it 27 Jul 2016
    • 27 Jul 2016 Smoke screen 27 Jul 2016
    • 26 Jul 2016 Campaign for vapers' rights 26 Jul 2016
    • 24 Jul 2016 Brexit four weeks on: why a key district voted to leave the EU 24 Jul 2016
    • 23 Jul 2016 A tale of two conferences 23 Jul 2016
    • 20 Jul 2016 Tobacco control freaks 20 Jul 2016
    • 18 Jul 2016 Disgruntled passenger to Cunard: "Smokers are treated like pariahs" 18 Jul 2016
    • 17 Jul 2016 Maybe I'm amazed 17 Jul 2016
    • 17 Jul 2016 Crazy chick 17 Jul 2016
    • 16 Jul 2016 Voices of Freedom 2016 16 Jul 2016
    • 15 Jul 2016 Rod Liddle's Freedom Dinner speech 15 Jul 2016
    • 14 Jul 2016 Notes from The Freedom Dinner 2016 14 Jul 2016
    • 11 Jul 2016 Warning: explicit content 11 Jul 2016
    • 9 Jul 2016 Tobacco company targets "smoke-free world" 9 Jul 2016
    • 8 Jul 2016 Dinner date 8 Jul 2016
    • 5 Jul 2016 Small world 5 Jul 2016
  • June 2016
    • 30 Jun 2016 Miracles do happen 30 Jun 2016
    • 27 Jun 2016 Undemocratic bullies 27 Jun 2016
    • 23 Jun 2016 BMA prohibitionists shame medical profession 23 Jun 2016
    • 20 Jun 2016 Ahoy, there! 20 Jun 2016
    • 11 Jun 2016 Truth lies bleeding 11 Jun 2016
    • 11 Jun 2016 Coming soon ... 11 Jun 2016
    • 10 Jun 2016 Cutting the Mustard 10 Jun 2016
    • 5 Jun 2016 Brussels diary 5 Jun 2016
  • May 2016
    • 31 May 2016 WHO throws its weight behind plain packaging 31 May 2016
    • 29 May 2016 Silly awards season 29 May 2016
    • 27 May 2016 ASH "delighted" by WHO award for public health minister 27 May 2016
    • 25 May 2016 Dan Donovan: "Brooding cocktail of coal black imagery and nocturnal poetry" 25 May 2016
    • 24 May 2016 Smoke On The Water 2016 – register now 24 May 2016
    • 23 May 2016 What next, tobacco retailer licensing? 23 May 2016
    • 20 May 2016 That TalkRadio interview in full 20 May 2016
    • 20 May 2016 Muted media response to introduction of plain packaging law 20 May 2016
    • 19 May 2016 Plain packaging: judge dismisses "full scale attack on Regulations" 19 May 2016
    • 18 May 2016 Battle of the Brands 18 May 2016
    • 16 May 2016 Proof that ASH is the enemy of consumer choice 16 May 2016
    • 16 May 2016 The coolest man on the planet liked my tweet 16 May 2016
    • 15 May 2016 Update on the GFN whodunnit mystery 15 May 2016
    • 14 May 2016 A Billion Lives: first reviews (the director is "super cute") 14 May 2016
    • 13 May 2016 Four on film 13 May 2016
    • 12 May 2016 Early bird tickets now available for The Freedom Dinner 12 May 2016
    • 11 May 2016 That GFN vaping policy – the mystery deepens 11 May 2016
    • 11 May 2016 Compassion in public health is rare - ain't that the truth 11 May 2016
    • 10 May 2016 The healthiest option 10 May 2016
    • 8 May 2016 Vaper-friendly conference restricts and even prohibits vaping to appease "non-vaping delegates" 8 May 2016
    • 8 May 2016 No UK premiere (yet) for A Billion Lives. Why not? 8 May 2016
    • 7 May 2016 Losing the plot 7 May 2016
    • 5 May 2016 Things are always better in the morning 5 May 2016
    • 4 May 2016 Battle of the Brands, Tuesday 17th May 4 May 2016
    • 4 May 2016 Challenges to Tobacco Products Directive fail 4 May 2016
    • 1 May 2016 Why do smokers continue to smoke? 1 May 2016
    • 1 May 2016 Absolutely fabulous 1 May 2016
  • April 2016
    • 28 Apr 2016 Beach smoking ban: Swansea Council ignored response to public consultation 28 Apr 2016
    • 27 Apr 2016 Does the public support the Swansea beach smoking ban? Watch this space. 27 Apr 2016
    • 27 Apr 2016 Another beach in Wales goes 'smoke free' (sic) 27 Apr 2016
    • 22 Apr 2016 ASH's weasel words on vaping bans 22 Apr 2016
    • 22 Apr 2016 More on smoking at work 22 Apr 2016
    • 21 Apr 2016 'Pro-vaping' advocates silent on vaping bans 21 Apr 2016
    • 20 Apr 2016 Barking mad 20 Apr 2016
    • 20 Apr 2016 Notts County Council to ban smoking and vaping during working hours 20 Apr 2016
    • 19 Apr 2016 A Liddle haven of freedom 19 Apr 2016
    • 14 Apr 2016 Save us from the pollution police and their perishing petitions 14 Apr 2016
    • 13 Apr 2016 Could Ofcom's regulation of e-cigarette advertising silence all vaping advocates? 13 Apr 2016
    • 13 Apr 2016 Notes from a small city 13 Apr 2016
    • 11 Apr 2016 I'm with Clive (up to a point) 11 Apr 2016
    • 8 Apr 2016 Farage supports designated smoking rooms in Scottish pubs 8 Apr 2016
    • 4 Apr 2016 A billion, trillion, zillion lives 4 Apr 2016
    • 3 Apr 2016 The canonisation of Clive Bates, part two 3 Apr 2016
    • 2 Apr 2016 I've got a little list 2 Apr 2016
    • 2 Apr 2016 Happiness and the nanny state 2 Apr 2016
    • 1 Apr 2016 Do nanny state initiatives actually work? 1 Apr 2016
  • March 2016
    • 31 Mar 2016 The Nanny State Index 31 Mar 2016
    • 29 Mar 2016 Tobacco Free Futures to re-brand as Healthier Futures 29 Mar 2016
    • 26 Mar 2016 Message to BBC Scotland 26 Mar 2016
    • 25 Mar 2016 BBC John, the Mighty Atom (1937-2016) 25 Mar 2016
    • 24 Mar 2016 Smoking ban on Scotland Tonight 24 Mar 2016
    • 24 Mar 2016 Broadcaster can't contain his "visceral hatred of anybody who smokes" 24 Mar 2016
    • 22 Mar 2016 Dates for your diary 22 Mar 2016
    • 22 Mar 2016 My thoughts on Pembrokeshire County Council's response to VIP's open letter 22 Mar 2016
    • 20 Mar 2016 Scotland: majority of adults support smoking rooms in pubs and clubs 20 Mar 2016
    • 19 Mar 2016 Convenience and competition are key for emerging products 19 Mar 2016
    • 17 Mar 2016 Good news for vapers and opponents of excessive regulations 17 Mar 2016
    • 16 Mar 2016 Budget 2016: Tobacco duty up – again 16 Mar 2016
    • 16 Mar 2016 Taxing the public's patience on tobacco control 16 Mar 2016
    • 15 Mar 2016 Zero fines for smoking in cars carrying children 15 Mar 2016
    • 12 Mar 2016 Scotland's smoking ban ten years on 12 Mar 2016
    • 12 Mar 2016 Jon Gaunt condemns "health Nazis". Again. 12 Mar 2016
    • 10 Mar 2016 When is smoking socially unacceptable? 10 Mar 2016
    • 9 Mar 2016 Special pleading – ASH battles to save Smokefree South West 9 Mar 2016
    • 9 Mar 2016 Vapers, ever get the feeling you've been cheated? 9 Mar 2016
    • 8 Mar 2016 Are vapers in denial about tobacco control? 8 Mar 2016
    • 7 Mar 2016 ASH want to ban smoking in ALL private vehicles, with or without children present 7 Mar 2016
    • 7 Mar 2016 An Englishman abroad 7 Mar 2016
    • 6 Mar 2016 Carl Phillips – a welcome voice of sanity (and science) leaves CASAA 6 Mar 2016
    • 1 Mar 2016 Oxford blues (another debate lost) 1 Mar 2016
  • February 2016
    • 29 Feb 2016 Tainted love 29 Feb 2016
    • 28 Feb 2016 James Reilly: the people have spoken 28 Feb 2016
    • 27 Feb 2016 Oh so quiet. Silence speaks volumes about plain packaging review 27 Feb 2016
    • 25 Feb 2016 Another smoking ban miracle 25 Feb 2016
    • 24 Feb 2016 ASH CEO on board of "repressive, dangerous and daft" press regulator 24 Feb 2016
    • 23 Feb 2016 Forest launches six-day ad blitz 23 Feb 2016
    • 22 Feb 2016 "Who are you?" 22 Feb 2016
    • 16 Feb 2016 Brief encounter with the Taoiseach 16 Feb 2016
    • 16 Feb 2016 Forest Eireann joins the manifesto club 16 Feb 2016
    • 15 Feb 2016 Be fair to smokers, George! Axe the tobacco escalator 15 Feb 2016
    • 14 Feb 2016 Stars paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to front stop smoking campaign 14 Feb 2016
    • 8 Feb 2016 More on that Smokefree South West story 8 Feb 2016
    • 5 Feb 2016 Smokefree South West to close in June 5 Feb 2016
    • 4 Feb 2016 Seek and you will find 4 Feb 2016
    • 3 Feb 2016 "Imagine if Mr Clark was Secretary of State for Health" 3 Feb 2016
    • 2 Feb 2016 Piers Morgan, one of my guilty pleasures 2 Feb 2016
    • 1 Feb 2016 The last frontier? 1 Feb 2016
  • January 2016
    • 31 Jan 2016 Wogan's world 31 Jan 2016
    • 30 Jan 2016 Vaping causes shrunken penises - you read it here first 30 Jan 2016
    • 30 Jan 2016 What a waste of time and money 30 Jan 2016
    • 28 Jan 2016 Vapers, did you really think they would stop at smoking? 28 Jan 2016
    • 25 Jan 2016 Tobacco control renews demand for levy to fund stop smoking services 25 Jan 2016
    • 22 Jan 2016 What's in a name? 22 Jan 2016
    • 22 Jan 2016 Another fine mess 22 Jan 2016
    • 20 Jan 2016 "Disgraceful, desperate, dishonest" 20 Jan 2016
    • 20 Jan 2016 Why Mr Galliano's Circus is the best book in the world (others may disagree) 20 Jan 2016
    • 16 Jan 2016 Fighting like rats in a sack – tobacco control 'experts' in war of words 16 Jan 2016
    • 14 Jan 2016 Read all about it 14 Jan 2016
    • 13 Jan 2016 Local Government Association questions value of stop smoking services 13 Jan 2016
    • 13 Jan 2016 ASH begs government for money but don't call it political lobbying! 13 Jan 2016
    • 13 Jan 2016 Fat cats in public health axe services not salaries 13 Jan 2016
    • 12 Jan 2016 The politics of public health 12 Jan 2016
    • 11 Jan 2016 Spare us from the sanctimonious puritans who would have us all live risk free lives 11 Jan 2016
    • 10 Jan 2016 Squeezing out sparks 10 Jan 2016
    • 5 Jan 2016 Bauld as brass: an uncomfortable truth about some vaping advocates 5 Jan 2016
    • 5 Jan 2016 Still crazy after all these years 5 Jan 2016
    • 1 Jan 2016 Happy New Year! 1 Jan 2016
  • December 2015
    • 31 Dec 2015 Review of the year 31 Dec 2015
    • 31 Dec 2015 UK smoking rate up in 2015 (allegedly) 31 Dec 2015
    • 24 Dec 2015 Happy Christmas! 24 Dec 2015
    • 23 Dec 2015 Tobacco Products Directive declared lawful 23 Dec 2015
    • 22 Dec 2015 ASH hit by 25 per cent cut in public funding 22 Dec 2015
    • 21 Dec 2015 Tasmania can go to hell 21 Dec 2015
    • 17 Dec 2015 Ireland and Scotland press ahead with laws to ban smoking in cars with children 17 Dec 2015
    • 16 Dec 2015 Brighton – common sense prevails 16 Dec 2015
    • 12 Dec 2015 National media ignores Brighton's rejection of beach smoking ban 12 Dec 2015
    • 11 Dec 2015 APPG on Smoking and Health wrote to ministers 592 times over five years! 11 Dec 2015
    • 11 Dec 2015 ASH to make "oral arguments" in High Court case on plain packaging 11 Dec 2015
    • 10 Dec 2015 Tobacco "is not a consumer product" says anti-smoking campaigner 10 Dec 2015
    • 10 Dec 2015 Plain packaging goes to court 10 Dec 2015
    • 9 Dec 2015 Brighton spin watch 9 Dec 2015
    • 8 Dec 2015 Rejoice! 8 Dec 2015
    • 3 Dec 2015 Council extends smoking ban to car parks and courtyards 3 Dec 2015
    • 2 Dec 2015 Greetings from Brussels 2 Dec 2015
    • 1 Dec 2015 Plain packaging: what do you think of the evidence so far? 1 Dec 2015
  • November 2015
    • 29 Nov 2015 Ferne McCann lights up I'm A Celebrity 29 Nov 2015
    • 28 Nov 2015 It's official, I'm a smoker 28 Nov 2015
    • 27 Nov 2015 Voices of freedom 27 Nov 2015
    • 25 Nov 2015 Message to government: stop splashing the cash on 'public health' 25 Nov 2015
    • 23 Nov 2015 Director's cutting comment 23 Nov 2015
    • 23 Nov 2015 A billion comments 23 Nov 2015
    • 22 Nov 2015 More prejudice and propaganda 22 Nov 2015
    • 21 Nov 2015 Stuff ASH Scotland and their pathetic petition 21 Nov 2015
    • 19 Nov 2015 Nicotine wars – choice is king 19 Nov 2015
    • 18 Nov 2015 Céad mile fáilte – but not if you're a smoker 18 Nov 2015
    • 18 Nov 2015 Fighting talk 18 Nov 2015
    • 17 Nov 2015 Never trust an anti-smoking campaigner 17 Nov 2015
    • 13 Nov 2015 Life and times of a dedicated smoker 13 Nov 2015
    • 12 Nov 2015 Why I'm not attending today's E-Cigarette Summit 12 Nov 2015
    • 11 Nov 2015 Liberty and lobbying 11 Nov 2015
    • 10 Nov 2015 Twitter never fails to surprise 10 Nov 2015
    • 9 Nov 2015 Scotland's hospital smoking ban: law could be restricted to designated areas 9 Nov 2015
    • 8 Nov 2015 Spectre: Bond and gagged 8 Nov 2015
    • 6 Nov 2015 Stigmatising smokers 6 Nov 2015
    • 6 Nov 2015 Ugly sister wins parliamentary award 6 Nov 2015
    • 3 Nov 2015 The perils of smoking outside – a mother's concerned plea to a police officer 3 Nov 2015
  • October 2015
    • 31 Oct 2015 Stoptober is proof that comedy isn't the new rock 'n' roll (and never was) 31 Oct 2015
    • 28 Oct 2015 The breathtaking hypocrisy and crocodile tears of ASH 28 Oct 2015
    • 27 Oct 2015 Passive smoking? It's over-regulation that's killing me! says Tory MP 27 Oct 2015
    • 26 Oct 2015 Playing politics with smoking and vaping 26 Oct 2015
    • 25 Oct 2015 Hero worship 25 Oct 2015
    • 24 Oct 2015 Squeeze – happy ending? 24 Oct 2015
    • 23 Oct 2015 TabExpo at London's ExCel 23 Oct 2015
    • 23 Oct 2015 "Food industry is killing us" says Action on Sugar 23 Oct 2015
    • 22 Oct 2015 Smoked Out report launch 22 Oct 2015
    • 21 Oct 2015 The cost of outdoor smoking bans 21 Oct 2015
    • 20 Oct 2015 Out of sight, out of mind 20 Oct 2015
    • 15 Oct 2015 Outdoor smoking bans – the battle begins 15 Oct 2015
    • 14 Oct 2015 Brighton's smoke free consultation report put back two months 14 Oct 2015
    • 14 Oct 2015 Forest slams outdoor smoking bans 14 Oct 2015
    • 13 Oct 2015 Response to Brighton consultation on smoke free areas 13 Oct 2015
    • 12 Oct 2015 That BBC Breakfast interview 12 Oct 2015
    • 11 Oct 2015 APPG on smoking and tax 11 Oct 2015
    • 11 Oct 2015 Shouting from the rooftop 11 Oct 2015
    • 10 Oct 2015 Not dead yet 10 Oct 2015
  • September 2015
    • 23 Sept 2015 Quiet sympathisers and dull negative naggers 23 Sept 2015
    • 22 Sept 2015 Smoke-free Addenbrooke's placed in special measures 22 Sept 2015
    • 21 Sept 2015 Pork chop at a bar mitzvah – reflections on GTNF 2015 21 Sept 2015
    • 13 Sept 2015 Shock horror: iconic rock star allowed to smoke during BBC interview 13 Sept 2015
    • 13 Sept 2015 London Mayor – the libertarian choice 13 Sept 2015
    • 12 Sept 2015 "Patronising" Sadiq Khan wins Labour contest to run for London Mayor 12 Sept 2015
    • 9 Sept 2015 What do smokers want? 9 Sept 2015
    • 8 Sept 2015 If this is a serious campaign I'm a doughnut 8 Sept 2015
    • 7 Sept 2015 US smoking rate falls to record low without display ban or plain packaging 7 Sept 2015
    • 7 Sept 2015 Forest's responses to consultations on TPD2 and Public Health (Wales) Bill 7 Sept 2015
    • 6 Sept 2015 Scooting for success 6 Sept 2015
    • 6 Sept 2015 Going through the motions? 6 Sept 2015
    • 5 Sept 2015 My deadline day debt to Andy Murray 5 Sept 2015
    • 2 Sept 2015 Linda, Sheila and me 2 Sept 2015
    • 1 Sept 2015 Reporting Scotland: hospital smoking bans under attack 1 Sept 2015
  • August 2015
    • 24 Aug 2015 Twenty-five? Prove it! 24 Aug 2015
    • 23 Aug 2015 Fringe benefits 23 Aug 2015
    • 13 Aug 2015 Smoking or vaping, nicotine 'addicts' will never be left in peace 13 Aug 2015
    • 12 Aug 2015 Sorry we were late, we were just tuning 12 Aug 2015
    • 11 Aug 2015 Temporary outbreak of common sense in Scotland 11 Aug 2015
    • 10 Aug 2015 Vapefest in two and a half minutes 10 Aug 2015
    • 10 Aug 2015 How (local) politics works 10 Aug 2015
    • 10 Aug 2015 Tobacco taxation: survey highlights effect of government policy 10 Aug 2015
    • 9 Aug 2015 Vapefest – a breath of fresh air 9 Aug 2015
    • 6 Aug 2015 How others see us 6 Aug 2015
    • 6 Aug 2015 Consequences of banning smoking in hospital grounds 6 Aug 2015
    • 4 Aug 2015 Another day another 'consultation' 4 Aug 2015
    • 1 Aug 2015 Public health: another day, another silly costume 1 Aug 2015
  • July 2015
    • 29 Jul 2015 Control freaks 29 Jul 2015
    • 24 Jul 2015 Should our beaches be smokefree (sic)? 24 Jul 2015
    • 22 Jul 2015 Beach smoking ban and "tyranny of the majority" 22 Jul 2015
    • 20 Jul 2015 Bad day to be out of the country 20 Jul 2015
    • 20 Jul 2015 Paris: ministerial meeting on tobacco control 20 Jul 2015
    • 19 Jul 2015 Juliette Tworsey: "I'm still a smoker in my mind and in my heart" 19 Jul 2015
    • 18 Jul 2015 Singin' in the Rain at Kilworth House 18 Jul 2015
    • 15 Jul 2015 Extending smoking ban to include parks and beaches unwarranted and illiberal 15 Jul 2015
    • 14 Jul 2015 From zero to heroes? The uncomfortable truth about some e-cig advocates 14 Jul 2015
    • 13 Jul 2015 To hell with the BMA, the spirit of Corona lives on 13 Jul 2015
    • 9 Jul 2015 Notes from The Freedom Dinner 2015 9 Jul 2015
    • 9 Jul 2015 ASH's demand for tobacco levy goes up in smoke 9 Jul 2015
    • 8 Jul 2015 Morning after the night before 8 Jul 2015
    • 7 Jul 2015 From Revolt In Style to The Freedom Dinner 7 Jul 2015
    • 6 Jul 2015 Chesterfield Royal Hospital tweets 6 Jul 2015
    • 4 Jul 2015 Ban on smoking on hospital grounds sends wrong message about our 'caring' NHS 4 Jul 2015
    • 1 Jul 2015 We can work it out 1 Jul 2015
  • June 2015
    • 29 Jun 2015 Q: What should we do about our lovely neighbours who smoke? A: Get a life? 29 Jun 2015
    • 25 Jun 2015 Smoke On The Water 2015 25 Jun 2015
    • 23 Jun 2015 Smoking and vaping in parks declared "anti-social" 23 Jun 2015
    • 22 Jun 2015 Fact or fiction? 250,000 attend anti-austerity rally in London 22 Jun 2015
    • 22 Jun 2015 Smoke On The Water weather report 22 Jun 2015
    • 20 Jun 2015 Happy anniversaries 20 Jun 2015
    • 17 Jun 2015 ASH Scotland – Sheila take a bow 17 Jun 2015
    • 16 Jun 2015 Going through the motions 16 Jun 2015
    • 15 Jun 2015 Bafta award-winning film producer to speak at The Freedom Dinner 15 Jun 2015
    • 12 Jun 2015 Magna Carta: 800 years of liberty? 12 Jun 2015
    • 10 Jun 2015 Listen to Deborah Arnott get quite angry 10 Jun 2015
    • 10 Jun 2015 My question to Phil Tufnell 10 Jun 2015
    • 10 Jun 2015 Tobacco levy, ASH, and Forest's response 10 Jun 2015
    • 9 Jun 2015 Poll: public supports designated smoking rooms in pubs and clubs 9 Jun 2015
    • 9 Jun 2015 Wales e-cig ban: "It’s hard to think of a more irrational policy” 9 Jun 2015
    • 9 Jun 2015 Public health minister in unabashed show of support for ASH report launch 9 Jun 2015
    • 7 Jun 2015 I spy Dan's eye 7 Jun 2015
    • 6 Jun 2015 Smoking and mental health: must read transcript of a very interesting discussion 6 Jun 2015
    • 5 Jun 2015 Words 5 Jun 2015
    • 5 Jun 2015 Eat, drink, smoke, vape: Rob Lyons joins Action on Consumer Choice 5 Jun 2015
    • 4 Jun 2015 Financial incentives offered to force mental health patients to quit smoking 4 Jun 2015
    • 3 Jun 2015 The Freedom Dinner – book now! 3 Jun 2015
    • 1 Jun 2015 Boy taken into care, level of cigarette smoke cited as major issue 1 Jun 2015
  • May 2015
    • 30 May 2015 Fight for the right to be left alone 30 May 2015
    • 29 May 2015 Illicit trade: who's to blame? 29 May 2015
    • 28 May 2015 Rapid response to Smoke On The Water and not a ligger in sight! 28 May 2015
    • 27 May 2015 Campaign against outdoor smoking bans 27 May 2015
    • 26 May 2015 Smoke On The Water – register now! 26 May 2015
    • 21 May 2015 What would Chris Snowdon say? 21 May 2015
    • 20 May 2015 Not NICE: call to exclude tobacco industry from smoking cessation talks 20 May 2015
    • 18 May 2015 Reject censorship and paternalism, vote for choice and personal responsibility 18 May 2015
    • 16 May 2015 Warning: this post contains a gratuitous reference to Jimmy Savile 16 May 2015
    • 14 May 2015 Happier times? 14 May 2015
    • 12 May 2015 "Strong voice for classical liberalism" supported plain packaging 12 May 2015
    • 12 May 2015 New ministers at the Department of Health: how do they rate on tobacco? 12 May 2015
    • 11 May 2015 Meet the new minister for small business 11 May 2015
    • 10 May 2015 Election 2015: final thoughts 10 May 2015
    • 10 May 2015 Election 2015: campaign news 10 May 2015
    • 10 May 2015 Election 2015: my favourite moment 10 May 2015
    • 10 May 2015 Election 2015: 134 reasons to be cheerful 10 May 2015
    • 9 May 2015 Election 2015: winners and losers 9 May 2015
    • 9 May 2015 Election 2015: pure political theatre 9 May 2015
    • 7 May 2015 Cheesed off 7 May 2015
    • 6 May 2015 Election battleground: my top 40 friends and foes 6 May 2015
    • 5 May 2015 Diane Abbott, friend or foe? 5 May 2015
    • 5 May 2015 Simon Hughes, friend or foe? 5 May 2015
    • 5 May 2015 Ian Austin, friend or foe? 5 May 2015
    • 5 May 2015 Paul Uppal, friend or foe? 5 May 2015
    • 5 May 2015 Kris Hopkins, friend or foe? 5 May 2015
    • 5 May 2015 Stephen Mosley, friend or foe? 5 May 2015
    • 5 May 2015 Chris Williamson, friend or foe? 5 May 2015
    • 4 May 2015 Nigel Huddleston, friend or foe? 4 May 2015
    • 4 May 2015 Julian Huppert, friend or foe? 4 May 2015
    • 3 May 2015 Stephen Metcalfe: friend or foe? 3 May 2015
    • 3 May 2015 Richard Graham, friend or foe? 3 May 2015
    • 2 May 2015 Election update: apology and prediction 2 May 2015
    • 2 May 2015 Mary Macleod, Brentford & Isleworth 2 May 2015
    • 2 May 2015 Lorely Burt, friend or foe? 2 May 2015
    • 2 May 2015 Location, location, location 2 May 2015
  • April 2015
    • 30 Apr 2015 Chris Skidmore, an apology 30 Apr 2015
    • 30 Apr 2015 Esther McVey, friend or foe? 30 Apr 2015
    • 30 Apr 2015 ASH advises councils on best practice concerning Freedom of Information 30 Apr 2015
    • 29 Apr 2015 Valerie Vaz, friend or foe? 29 Apr 2015
    • 29 Apr 2015 Ukip – what a shambles 29 Apr 2015
    • 29 Apr 2015 Has the tobacco industry been no platformed? 29 Apr 2015
    • 29 Apr 2015 Guto Bebb, friend or foe? 29 Apr 2015
    • 28 Apr 2015 James Morris, friend or foe? 28 Apr 2015
    • 28 Apr 2015 Richard Fuller, friend or foe? 28 Apr 2015
    • 27 Apr 2015 Julie Hilling, friend or foe? 27 Apr 2015
    • 27 Apr 2015 Douglas Carswell, friend or foe? 27 Apr 2015
    • 26 Apr 2015 Election message 26 Apr 2015
    • 25 Apr 2015 Ann McKechin, friend or foe? 25 Apr 2015
    • 25 Apr 2015 Karl McCartney, friend or foe? 25 Apr 2015
    • 25 Apr 2015 Caroline Lucas, friend or foe? 25 Apr 2015
    • 24 Apr 2015 Hospitals, have a heart 24 Apr 2015
    • 24 Apr 2015 Chris Skidmore, friend or foe? 24 Apr 2015
    • 23 Apr 2015 Simon Kirby, friend or foe? 23 Apr 2015
    • 22 Apr 2015 Jane Ellison, friend or foe? 22 Apr 2015
    • 22 Apr 2015 Matthew Offord, friend or foe? 22 Apr 2015
    • 22 Apr 2015 Mark Spencer, friend or foe? 22 Apr 2015
    • 21 Apr 2015 Lament for New Orleans 21 Apr 2015
    • 21 Apr 2015 Sarah Wollaston, friend or foe? 21 Apr 2015
    • 21 Apr 2015 Jackie Doyle-Price, friend or foe? 21 Apr 2015
    • 20 Apr 2015 Bob Blackman, friend or foe? 20 Apr 2015
    • 20 Apr 2015 Ian Paisley Jr, friend or foe? 20 Apr 2015
    • 19 Apr 2015 I've started so I'll finish 19 Apr 2015
    • 19 Apr 2015 Paul Burstow, friend or foe? 19 Apr 2015
    • 19 Apr 2015 Robert Halfon, friend or foe? 19 Apr 2015
    • 18 Apr 2015 Luciana Berger, friend or foe? 18 Apr 2015
    • 18 Apr 2015 Nick de Bois, friend or foe? 18 Apr 2015
    • 17 Apr 2015 Stephen Williams, friend or foe? 17 Apr 2015
    • 17 Apr 2015 David Nuttall, friend or foe? 17 Apr 2015
    • 16 Apr 2015 Anna Soubry, friend or foe? 16 Apr 2015
    • 16 Apr 2015 Nigel Farage, friend or foe? 16 Apr 2015
    • 15 Apr 2015 Cameron's 'good life' undermined by excessive state intervention 15 Apr 2015
    • 14 Apr 2015 MPs who need your vote 14 Apr 2015
    • 13 Apr 2015 Lest politicians forget, smokers are voters too 13 Apr 2015
    • 13 Apr 2015 Debating Europe: Is it time to ban branding on cigarette packs? 13 Apr 2015
    • 11 Apr 2015 Tobacco controllers will debate, but only on their terms 11 Apr 2015
    • 10 Apr 2015 Simon Chapman and the Oxford Union 10 Apr 2015
    • 8 Apr 2015 You wanna fight? Let's take this outside 8 Apr 2015
    • 7 Apr 2015 Parliamentary candidates I won't shed any tears for 7 Apr 2015
    • 6 Apr 2015 Politics and power 6 Apr 2015
    • 4 Apr 2015 My brush with Nicola Sturgeon 4 Apr 2015
    • 2 Apr 2015 Tobacco control: how ASH's "loss" is government's "gain" 2 Apr 2015
    • 2 Apr 2015 "E-cigarettes would also be included in the voluntary ban" 2 Apr 2015
    • 2 Apr 2015 Another "voluntary" smoking ban 2 Apr 2015
  • March 2015
    • 30 Mar 2015 What are the limits of freedom and regulation? 30 Mar 2015
    • 28 Mar 2015 Whitening detector 28 Mar 2015
    • 26 Mar 2015 The changing faces of public health 26 Mar 2015
    • 25 Mar 2015 Fancy that! Minister's "dedicated DH team" includes CEO of ASH 25 Mar 2015
    • 25 Mar 2015 Standing room only, and no smoking! 25 Mar 2015
    • 21 Mar 2015 Politicians, what are they like? 21 Mar 2015
    • 19 Mar 2015 Belgian waffle 19 Mar 2015
    • 18 Mar 2015 Those were the days 18 Mar 2015
    • 17 Mar 2015 Blackburn Rovers to trial designated smoking area 17 Mar 2015
    • 17 Mar 2015 Forest events: dates for your diary 17 Mar 2015
    • 17 Mar 2015 Plain packaging: the bigger picture 17 Mar 2015
    • 15 Mar 2015 United we stand (or, more usually, fall) 15 Mar 2015
    • 13 Mar 2015 I'm not laughing at you, Deborah, honest! 13 Mar 2015
    • 13 Mar 2015 This Morning and the war on tobacco 13 Mar 2015
    • 12 Mar 2015 Jeremy Hunt: how he will be remembered 12 Mar 2015
    • 11 Mar 2015 The Tory MPs who sided with Labour to support the theft of intellectual property 11 Mar 2015
    • 11 Mar 2015 The Conservative MPs who defied a Conservative-led government 11 Mar 2015
    • 11 Mar 2015 MPs vote in favour of plain packaging 11 Mar 2015
    • 11 Mar 2015 No Smoking Day and plain packaging legislation: happy coincidence? 11 Mar 2015
    • 9 Mar 2015 Does your MP have the courage and conviction to vote against plain packs? 9 Mar 2015
    • 8 Mar 2015 Decision to deny MPs a debate on plain packaging "absurd" says Conservative MP 8 Mar 2015
    • 7 Mar 2015 Polls, packaging and the general public 7 Mar 2015
    • 5 Mar 2015 Is this why our PR PM rolled over? 5 Mar 2015
    • 5 Mar 2015 MPs to vote on plain packaging next Wednesday 5 Mar 2015
    • 4 Mar 2015 Irish parliament passes plain packaging laws 4 Mar 2015
    • 3 Mar 2015 WATCH: An Evening of Plain Speaking on Plain Packaging 3 Mar 2015
    • 2 Mar 2015 Despite being a smoker, Leonard Nimoy lived long and prospered 2 Mar 2015
  • February 2015
    • 27 Feb 2015 Cancer Research: shabby propaganda speaks volumes about tobacco control 27 Feb 2015
    • 26 Feb 2015 The risible, and ridiculous, regulation of colour schemes 26 Feb 2015
    • 26 Feb 2015 Muted media reaction to "totalitarian" policy on smoking in open spaces 26 Feb 2015
    • 25 Feb 2015 Ban smoking in UK parks and squares says Labour peer 25 Feb 2015
    • 25 Feb 2015 Stop The Nonsense: great turnout and excellent speeches 25 Feb 2015
    • 23 Feb 2015 Outdoor smoking bans? Let battle commence 23 Feb 2015
    • 18 Feb 2015 Ireland: Children's minister plays David versus Goliath card 18 Feb 2015
    • 16 Feb 2015 Invitation to Stop The Nonsense 16 Feb 2015
    • 13 Feb 2015 In politics individuals don't count 13 Feb 2015
    • 12 Feb 2015 Poll: Government’s plain packaging proposals “not important” 12 Feb 2015
    • 11 Feb 2015 Battling with the BBC 11 Feb 2015
    • 11 Feb 2015 Behind the masks: retailers lobby parliament against plain packaging 11 Feb 2015
    • 5 Feb 2015 A doctor writes 5 Feb 2015
    • 5 Feb 2015 And still the madness continues ... 5 Feb 2015
    • 4 Feb 2015 "I'm a libertarian, but …" 4 Feb 2015
    • 4 Feb 2015 "Your heart is that of a smoker's" 4 Feb 2015
    • 3 Feb 2015 Bristol's "voluntary smoking ban" on BBC Points West 3 Feb 2015
    • 2 Feb 2015 Vaping will NOT be banned in Bristol squares 2 Feb 2015
    • 2 Feb 2015 Think of the children! Bristol bans smoking in two outdoor public spaces 2 Feb 2015
    • 1 Feb 2015 Greetings from Bristol 1 Feb 2015
  • January 2015
    • 30 Jan 2015 Ireland: standardised packaging of e-cigarettes? 30 Jan 2015
    • 29 Jan 2015 Plain packaging: update on response to Government decision 29 Jan 2015
    • 27 Jan 2015 PM struggling to shut down plain packaging story 27 Jan 2015
    • 27 Jan 2015 How to get a standing ovation at a tobacco industry convention 27 Jan 2015
    • 26 Jan 2015 Another battle for smokers and vapers to fight 26 Jan 2015
    • 25 Jan 2015 It's the principle, stupid 25 Jan 2015
    • 25 Jan 2015 Plain packaging: Tories are revolting 25 Jan 2015
    • 24 Jan 2015 Life and death 24 Jan 2015
    • 24 Jan 2015 Plain packaging: those TV interviews 24 Jan 2015
    • 23 Jan 2015 The longest day: speaking to the media on plain packaging 23 Jan 2015
    • 22 Jan 2015 Five Live reports "unbelievable reaction" to news of plain packaging legislation 22 Jan 2015
    • 20 Jan 2015 Hospital wants by-law so it can prosecute smokers for lighting up outside 20 Jan 2015
    • 20 Jan 2015 A sad day for freedom of choice 20 Jan 2015
    • 19 Jan 2015 Anything to declare? 19 Jan 2015
    • 18 Jan 2015 New Orleans: "I witnessed vapers throwing smokers under the bus" 18 Jan 2015
    • 18 Jan 2015 Son tries to teach me the error of my ways 18 Jan 2015
    • 15 Jan 2015 The mystery of Andy Burnham's missing letter 15 Jan 2015
    • 15 Jan 2015 Plain packaging: the truth of the matter 15 Jan 2015
    • 15 Jan 2015 Labour to launch war on consumer choice and parental responsibility 15 Jan 2015
    • 14 Jan 2015 Je suis NOT Charlie 14 Jan 2015
    • 12 Jan 2015 The elephant in the room 12 Jan 2015
    • 11 Jan 2015 Theatre of the absurd? 11 Jan 2015
    • 11 Jan 2015 Keeping Britain Tidy, part two 11 Jan 2015
    • 9 Jan 2015 Shedding light on CRUK's relationship with the Press Association 9 Jan 2015
    • 8 Jan 2015 We've got to stick to our guns says satirist 8 Jan 2015
    • 7 Jan 2015 BHF report bombs 7 Jan 2015
    • 5 Jan 2015 Unfollow! 5 Jan 2015
    • 4 Jan 2015 Keeping Britain tidy 4 Jan 2015
    • 3 Jan 2015 Forest response to Scottish Government consultation on ecigs and tobacco control 3 Jan 2015
    • 2 Jan 2015 Run with the hare, hunt with the hounds - good luck with that 2 Jan 2015
  • December 2014
    • 31 Dec 2014 Was it something I wrote? 31 Dec 2014
    • 31 Dec 2014 That was the year that was 31 Dec 2014
    • 29 Dec 2014 Public health: rotten to the core 29 Dec 2014
    • 28 Dec 2014 Poll: Majority support smoking rooms in pubs and clubs 28 Dec 2014
    • 24 Dec 2014 Oops, the Advertising Standards Authority does it again 24 Dec 2014
    • 23 Dec 2014 Memo from Glasgow 23 Dec 2014
    • 18 Dec 2014 Ireland: law passed, now police have to "figure out" how to apply car smoke ban 18 Dec 2014
    • 18 Dec 2014 Cuba: change will benefit the people who matter most 18 Dec 2014
    • 18 Dec 2014 Whale meet again 18 Dec 2014
    • 17 Dec 2014 Car smoke ban a gross intrusion on people's privacy 17 Dec 2014
    • 17 Dec 2014 More on smoking in cars with children 17 Dec 2014
    • 15 Dec 2014 Forget health, anti-smoking laws are about control 15 Dec 2014
    • 14 Dec 2014 Thank You For Smoking: I spy a sequel 14 Dec 2014
    • 13 Dec 2014 A small victory for common sense and decency 13 Dec 2014
    • 13 Dec 2014 Old friends and Christmas letters 13 Dec 2014
    • 12 Dec 2014 Question Time: now that's entertainment! 12 Dec 2014
    • 10 Dec 2014 Amend the smoking ban to help save the great British pub 10 Dec 2014
    • 9 Dec 2014 Best book in the world? Don't ask me! 9 Dec 2014
    • 4 Dec 2014 Plain packaging doesn't work! New evidence goes online 4 Dec 2014
    • 1 Dec 2014 Memo to the Prime Minister from Down Under 1 Dec 2014
  • November 2014
    • 27 Nov 2014 Memo to Save E-Cigs: spare us the moral crusade 27 Nov 2014
    • 27 Nov 2014 ASA bans ad for 'smoking-friendly' app 27 Nov 2014
    • 26 Nov 2014 The Independent Reviewer of ASA Adjudications is sorry but ... 26 Nov 2014
    • 25 Nov 2014 E-cig gateway claim "unfounded", first official figures reveal 25 Nov 2014
    • 24 Nov 2014 What matters more: freedom of choice or harm reduction? 24 Nov 2014
    • 20 Nov 2014 The cost of obesity is more nanny state interventionism 20 Nov 2014
    • 19 Nov 2014 The canonisation of Clive Bates 19 Nov 2014
    • 18 Nov 2014 Star gazing 18 Nov 2014
    • 14 Nov 2014 Tobacco control's secret society 14 Nov 2014
    • 13 Nov 2014 Forest's 35th anniversary party video 13 Nov 2014
    • 13 Nov 2014 Nicotine: it's a lifelong expensive addiction, says Deborah 13 Nov 2014
    • 12 Nov 2014 A tale of two events: "decent humans" versus "whey-faced drones" 12 Nov 2014
    • 10 Nov 2014 Vaping and television advertising 10 Nov 2014
    • 8 Nov 2014 "Up the rebels!" 8 Nov 2014
    • 7 Nov 2014 Plain packaging: now French tobacconists are in revolt 7 Nov 2014
    • 6 Nov 2014 Action on Consumer Choice: another voice consumers can call their own 6 Nov 2014
    • 5 Nov 2014 Forest@35 – morning after the night before 5 Nov 2014
    • 3 Nov 2014 Forest@35 – join us for the big event! 3 Nov 2014
  • October 2014
    • 31 Oct 2014 Welcome to Team Freedom (smokers and non-smokers) 31 Oct 2014
    • 26 Oct 2014 Welcome to the world's most expensive cross-Channel ferry 26 Oct 2014
    • 21 Oct 2014 Hidden Charms to play Forest birthday bash 21 Oct 2014
    • 18 Oct 2014 Times and Mail re-hash story about Chief Medical Officer taking hash 18 Oct 2014
    • 17 Oct 2014 Parks smoking ban "illiberal" writes Indy editor 17 Oct 2014
    • 16 Oct 2014 Yesterday 16 Oct 2014
    • 15 Oct 2014 Smoking in London parks: which way will Boris swing? 15 Oct 2014
    • 14 Oct 2014 Should teachers and health workers be forbidden to smoke completely? 14 Oct 2014
    • 9 Oct 2014 God bless America 9 Oct 2014
    • 9 Oct 2014 Face to face with Dr Evil 9 Oct 2014
    • 8 Oct 2014 Save the date 8 Oct 2014
    • 7 Oct 2014 Russian smokers behind international movement for smokers' rights 7 Oct 2014
    • 6 Oct 2014 Welcome to the good ole USA! 6 Oct 2014
    • 5 Oct 2014 Now for something completely different 5 Oct 2014
    • 4 Oct 2014 Greetings from The Greenbrier 4 Oct 2014
  • September 2014
    • 30 Sept 2014 Conservative conference diary part two 30 Sept 2014
    • 29 Sept 2014 Conservative conference diary part one 29 Sept 2014
    • 29 Sept 2014 Ukip conference diary 29 Sept 2014
    • 24 Sept 2014 Nanny town revisited 24 Sept 2014
    • 23 Sept 2014 Never let it be said that public health campaigners attack smokers 23 Sept 2014
    • 20 Sept 2014 Have we got news for you 20 Sept 2014
    • 20 Sept 2014 Coming soon … Operation Cowboy! 20 Sept 2014
    • 18 Sept 2014 Scottish independence? I beg to see the funny side 18 Sept 2014
    • 15 Sept 2014 University challenge 15 Sept 2014
    • 14 Sept 2014 Conference calls 14 Sept 2014
    • 11 Sept 2014 Smoke gets in teddy's eyes 11 Sept 2014
    • 11 Sept 2014 Open to question 11 Sept 2014
    • 11 Sept 2014 Smokers in Wales face on the spot fines 11 Sept 2014
    • 9 Sept 2014 Is there a spin doctor in the house? 9 Sept 2014
    • 8 Sept 2014 Poll: little support for plain packaging 8 Sept 2014
    • 8 Sept 2014 Flight information 8 Sept 2014
    • 3 Sept 2014 Cool Belgium 3 Sept 2014
    • 2 Sept 2014 Government "has not yet taken a final decision" on plain packaging 2 Sept 2014
  • August 2014
    • 30 Aug 2014 Wetherspoon pub bans smoking outside 30 Aug 2014
    • 30 Aug 2014 The anti-smoking puritan 30 Aug 2014
    • 27 Aug 2014 Time to denormalise the anti-smoking bandwagon 27 Aug 2014
    • 21 Aug 2014 Recycled story 21 Aug 2014
    • 20 Aug 2014 Mirror 'vote' highlights lack of public enthusiasm for plain packaging 20 Aug 2014
    • 19 Aug 2014 Last chance saloon 19 Aug 2014
    • 15 Aug 2014 Why Joe Jackson's CAMRA resignation is still relevant 15 Aug 2014
    • 15 Aug 2014 Paradise lost 15 Aug 2014
    • 13 Aug 2014 Visiting Scotland 13 Aug 2014
    • 11 Aug 2014 Sport: played and watched by individuals not automatons 11 Aug 2014
    • 9 Aug 2014 Visit Scotland 9 Aug 2014
    • 8 Aug 2014 James Delingpole to address Forest fringe event 8 Aug 2014
    • 7 Aug 2014 Over 150,000 petition Government against plain packaging 7 Aug 2014
    • 6 Aug 2014 Special delivery: PM receives 53,196 letters opposing plain packaging 6 Aug 2014
    • 4 Aug 2014 An ashtray AND an Apple Mac! 4 Aug 2014
    • 4 Aug 2014 Is smoking in my own garden anti-social? 4 Aug 2014
    • 4 Aug 2014 Andrew Ian Dodge 4 Aug 2014
    • 3 Aug 2014 Bad week for the Advertising Standards Authority and the Department of Health 3 Aug 2014
  • July 2014
    • 31 Jul 2014 On the record: that Forest-ASA correspondence in full 31 Jul 2014
    • 30 Jul 2014 Spot the difference: how the Advertising Standards Authority changed its tune 30 Jul 2014
    • 30 Jul 2014 At last, the ASA verdict on Forest complaint about DH "mutation" ad 30 Jul 2014
    • 29 Jul 2014 Coming up … ASA set to publish adjudication on Forest complaint 29 Jul 2014
    • 28 Jul 2014 Consultation countdown: 10 days to go 28 Jul 2014
    • 27 Jul 2014 Mother on Sunday 27 Jul 2014
    • 25 Jul 2014 Plain packaging "gold plating" EU policy 25 Jul 2014
    • 25 Jul 2014 Plain packaging could have unintended consequences, says branding expert 25 Jul 2014
    • 23 Jul 2014 Tributes for John Blundell 23 Jul 2014
    • 23 Jul 2014 Standing up for freedom with Conservatives for Liberty 23 Jul 2014
    • 22 Jul 2014 Forest's renaissance man releases new album 22 Jul 2014
    • 21 Jul 2014 "I'm going to bed" huffs ASH spokeswoman on Five Live 21 Jul 2014
    • 21 Jul 2014 Nannying tyrants 21 Jul 2014
    • 17 Jul 2014 Smoking rates: figures ignore casual smokers 17 Jul 2014
    • 17 Jul 2014 Poll: Tories could be hurt by nanny state policies like plain packaging 17 Jul 2014
    • 16 Jul 2014 The Freedom Dinner: who was there, who wasn't, and why 16 Jul 2014
    • 15 Jul 2014 Tonight's the night 15 Jul 2014
    • 14 Jul 2014 One hundred and eighty reasons to enjoy The Freedom Dinner 14 Jul 2014
    • 13 Jul 2014 Only in Ireland 13 Jul 2014
    • 13 Jul 2014 My meeting with mysterious Mr A 13 Jul 2014
    • 8 Jul 2014 Another day another airport 8 Jul 2014
    • 7 Jul 2014 Handful of tickets left for The Freedom Dinner: last chance to book 7 Jul 2014
    • 4 Jul 2014 What do PoliticsHome, The House and Total Politics have in common? 4 Jul 2014
    • 4 Jul 2014 Delayed or derailed? Ireland's plain packaging bill parked on siding 4 Jul 2014
  • June 2014
    • 29 Jun 2014 Sunday morning politics 29 Jun 2014
    • 27 Jun 2014 Plain packaging? ACT NOW! 27 Jun 2014
    • 26 Jun 2014 Consultation on plain packaging to be announced today 26 Jun 2014
    • 25 Jun 2014 Smoke On The Water 2014 25 Jun 2014
    • 25 Jun 2014 Great minds think alike 25 Jun 2014
    • 24 Jun 2014 All dressed up and nowhere to go 24 Jun 2014
    • 23 Jun 2014 BMA urged to ban sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2000 23 Jun 2014
    • 21 Jun 2014 My father's funeral 21 Jun 2014
    • 19 Jun 2014 Holy smoke! The curse of Forest strikes again 19 Jun 2014
    • 17 Jun 2014 Smoke and samba 17 Jun 2014
    • 16 Jun 2014 Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery 16 Jun 2014
    • 16 Jun 2014 "Marxist proletarian firebrand" to speak at Forest's Freedom Dinner 16 Jun 2014
    • 15 Jun 2014 Pragmatism versus prohibition: the future of public health 15 Jun 2014
    • 15 Jun 2014 Been there, done that, got the t-shirt? 15 Jun 2014
    • 14 Jun 2014 Don't miss the boat: join Forest and Liberty League on 24th June 14 Jun 2014
    • 13 Jun 2014 Laid bare: the ignorance and intolerance of (some) young people today 13 Jun 2014
    • 12 Jun 2014 Tonight's the night for Forest's man in Ireland 12 Jun 2014
    • 12 Jun 2014 Watch this space 12 Jun 2014
    • 12 Jun 2014 "Experts" letter to Government on plain packaging and Forest's response 12 Jun 2014
    • 10 Jun 2014 Forest launches 'No, Prime Minister' online ad campaign 10 Jun 2014
    • 7 Jun 2014 Anti-smoking propaganda is a TV turn-off 7 Jun 2014
    • 6 Jun 2014 Burning Desire revealed Sir Cyril Chantler's true colours 6 Jun 2014
    • 5 Jun 2014 Burning desire for a balanced programme bound to end in disappointment 5 Jun 2014
    • 4 Jun 2014 Still want to introduce plain packaging, Mr Cameron? 4 Jun 2014
    • 3 Jun 2014 ConHome editor says dump plain packaging plan 3 Jun 2014
    • 2 Jun 2014 Forest events in June and July 2 Jun 2014
  • May 2014
    • 31 May 2014 World No Tobacco Day: ASH poll invisible except in Scotland 31 May 2014
    • 30 May 2014 Libertarian bloggers join forces to say "No, Prime Minister!" 30 May 2014
    • 30 May 2014 From the sublime to the ridiculous 30 May 2014
    • 29 May 2014 BBC documentary: role of tobacco control group questioned 29 May 2014
    • 29 May 2014 The BBC's burning desire to promote tobacco control 29 May 2014
    • 29 May 2014 Pot, kettle, black, the astounding hypocrisy of ASH 29 May 2014
    • 27 May 2014 Plain packaging? No prime minister! 27 May 2014
    • 26 May 2014 Forest at the ConHome conference 26 May 2014
    • 26 May 2014 Too many technocrats: Tories need more passion to win General Election 26 May 2014
    • 25 May 2014 Jon Gaunt – now on Fubar Radio 25 May 2014
    • 23 May 2014 Do the right thing, Dave, just say no! 23 May 2014
    • 23 May 2014 How will government respond to Ukip's success – more regulation? 23 May 2014
    • 22 May 2014 Lady Gaga, Ukip and the Demon Barber of Fleet Street 22 May 2014
    • 22 May 2014 Job for the boy at Public Health England 22 May 2014
    • 19 May 2014 It's official: food really is the new tobacco 19 May 2014
    • 17 May 2014 The final hurdle 17 May 2014
    • 15 May 2014 Question for Cameron: how much do you want to lead a Conservative government? 15 May 2014
    • 14 May 2014 Special event: Why government should leave smokers alone 14 May 2014
    • 13 May 2014 Big Pharma worried about plain packaging 13 May 2014
    • 13 May 2014 Smoke On The Water: win, lose or draw, smokers (and vapers) welcome! 13 May 2014
    • 12 May 2014 Update on plain packaging 12 May 2014
    • 9 May 2014 E-cigarette company "never intended to cause any bad feeling" 9 May 2014
    • 8 May 2014 E-cigarette company wants ban on smoking breaks at work 8 May 2014
    • 7 May 2014 Another Tory defects to Ukip and this time it's personal (a personal friend) 7 May 2014
    • 6 May 2014 Another 'health' group wants to ban e-cigs in public places 6 May 2014
    • 5 May 2014 Lifestyle freedoms – why won't the centre right fight? 5 May 2014
    • 2 May 2014 Pro e-cigs, anti tobacco - whatever happened to the pleasure principle? 2 May 2014
    • 1 May 2014 Deborah in the dock! 1 May 2014
    • 1 May 2014 David Cameron's former chief of staff to speak at Forest Freedom Dinner 1 May 2014
  • April 2014
    • 30 Apr 2014 Simple vandalism or race hate crime? 30 Apr 2014
    • 29 Apr 2014 Sixth form college to ban students from smoking in "neighbouring roads" 29 Apr 2014
    • 28 Apr 2014 "Campaigners have to wean themselves off the idea that nicotine is bad" 28 Apr 2014
    • 28 Apr 2014 ASH: "No evidence that e-cigarettes are acting as a gateway into smoking" 28 Apr 2014
    • 26 Apr 2014 When is an embargo not an embargo? 26 Apr 2014
    • 24 Apr 2014 Outlawed: e-cigarettes "pose a challenge to smoke-free campus enforcement" 24 Apr 2014
    • 23 Apr 2014 Could "mystery" of plain packaging attract consumers? 23 Apr 2014
    • 22 Apr 2014 National Union of Students, still crazy after all these years 22 Apr 2014
    • 19 Apr 2014 From the archive: Brian Monteith 19 Apr 2014
    • 18 Apr 2014 From the archive: Clive Turner's big breakfast 18 Apr 2014
    • 18 Apr 2014 From the archive: Charles MacLean 18 Apr 2014
    • 17 Apr 2014 The hypocrisy of Labour MPs 17 Apr 2014
    • 14 Apr 2014 Vaping and tobacco trends 2014 14 Apr 2014
    • 12 Apr 2014 United, Rangers and me 12 Apr 2014
    • 10 Apr 2014 Jail sentence for flicking fag end at neighbour 10 Apr 2014
    • 8 Apr 2014 The village in Wales that wants to be "smoke free" 8 Apr 2014
    • 7 Apr 2014 Exclusive: forced to flee as smokers gather outside hotel room 7 Apr 2014
    • 4 Apr 2014 That plain packaging statement: Malcolm Tucker would be very proud 4 Apr 2014
    • 3 Apr 2014 Government announcement on plain packaging 3 Apr 2014
    • 1 Apr 2014 Smoking shelters for hardworking people 1 Apr 2014
    • 1 Apr 2014 April Fool? "Sugar must only be available on prescription" 1 Apr 2014
  • March 2014
    • 31 Mar 2014 Farage on 4 - don't miss it 31 Mar 2014
    • 31 Mar 2014 BBC London presenter to Labour MP: "What do you want to ban next?" 31 Mar 2014
    • 31 Mar 2014 Bold new look for Hands Off Our Packs! 31 Mar 2014
    • 30 Mar 2014 Who is Andy Rowell and why is he economical with the truth? 30 Mar 2014
    • 29 Mar 2014 Planes, trains and automobiles 29 Mar 2014
    • 29 Mar 2014 Ireland: how the battle against the smoking ban was lost 29 Mar 2014
    • 29 Mar 2014 Reflections on the Irish smoking ban 29 Mar 2014
    • 28 Mar 2014 Workplace smoking bans improve children's health, apparently 28 Mar 2014
    • 27 Mar 2014 Diane Abbott on UKIP voters and "people like him" (points finger at me) 27 Mar 2014
    • 24 Mar 2014 Nothing to celebrate as campaigners call for more measures to tackle smoking 24 Mar 2014
    • 24 Mar 2014 Forest Eireann barred from Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 24 Mar 2014
    • 23 Mar 2014 Memories of Ravenscourt Park 23 Mar 2014
    • 23 Mar 2014 Pot kettle black - Lib Dem MP calls Forest a "fairly unsavoury organisation"! 23 Mar 2014
    • 21 Mar 2014 Mallon to Oireachtas Health Committee: "Engage with smokers" and use a "bit of common sense" 21 Mar 2014
    • 20 Mar 2014 Garbage and spin leave campaigners depressed and exasperated 20 Mar 2014
    • 19 Mar 2014 Budget 2014: tobacco duty 19 Mar 2014
    • 18 Mar 2014 Are vapour-less e-cigs the answer to vaping in confined public spaces? 18 Mar 2014
    • 18 Mar 2014 Poll provides more propaganda for the "power of packaging" 18 Mar 2014
    • 14 Mar 2014 Interlude 14 Mar 2014
    • 13 Mar 2014 Carl Phillips: wise words worth reading 13 Mar 2014
    • 12 Mar 2014 The price of freedom is eternal attendance 12 Mar 2014
    • 12 Mar 2014 Spot the difference! 12 Mar 2014
    • 12 Mar 2014 No Smoking Day, a shadow of its former self 12 Mar 2014
    • 11 Mar 2014 Think carefully, Forest, you're on thin ice 11 Mar 2014
    • 10 Mar 2014 Forest, voice and friend of the vaper? 10 Mar 2014
    • 9 Mar 2014 The road to Hampden (via Inverness) 9 Mar 2014
    • 8 Mar 2014 The burning question: why did you start smoking? 8 Mar 2014
    • 7 Mar 2014 Plain packs, plain stupid 7 Mar 2014
    • 5 Mar 2014 Does this study threaten smoking in the home? 5 Mar 2014
    • 5 Mar 2014 Morning after the night before 5 Mar 2014
    • 4 Mar 2014 Localism and a disturbing lack of transparency 4 Mar 2014
    • 1 Mar 2014 Fiddling while Rome burns 1 Mar 2014
  • February 2014
    • 28 Feb 2014 Plain Stupid: full website coming shortly 28 Feb 2014
    • 28 Feb 2014 Joe Jackson and the common enemy 28 Feb 2014
    • 28 Feb 2014 Morning Call asks 'Is it time to toughen up on e-cigarettes?' 28 Feb 2014
    • 27 Feb 2014 E-cigs - I'm no expert but ... 27 Feb 2014
    • 26 Feb 2014 EU adopts TPD so why do we need plain packaging? 26 Feb 2014
    • 24 Feb 2014 There must be more to Cuba than cigars 24 Feb 2014
    • 23 Feb 2014 The Smokefree Formula – sing when you're quitting 23 Feb 2014
    • 22 Feb 2014 Another nail in the coffin of free speech 22 Feb 2014
    • 18 Feb 2014 Spare us the angst about 'smoking' coming back to TV ad land 18 Feb 2014
    • 17 Feb 2014 Is it time for the CEO of ASH to get on her bike? 17 Feb 2014
    • 16 Feb 2014 Telling tales: Deborah Arnott, Nick Triggle and me 16 Feb 2014
    • 15 Feb 2014 Think of the children, say tobacco control campaigners. Stop exploiting them, then! 15 Feb 2014
    • 13 Feb 2014 Forest Eireann addresses Health and Children Committee in Irish Parliament 13 Feb 2014
    • 10 Feb 2014 MPs support ban on smoking when children present 10 Feb 2014
    • 10 Feb 2014 Get ready to watch Pat Nurse smoking and driving! 10 Feb 2014
    • 9 Feb 2014 PM and Boris jump on the banned wagon 9 Feb 2014
    • 9 Feb 2014 Wet with a capital 'W' – the unacceptably grey face of the parliamentary Tory party 9 Feb 2014
    • 8 Feb 2014 £2.5 million - that's how much Smokefree South West costs the public per year 8 Feb 2014
    • 8 Feb 2014 Smokefree South West battles to retain local authority funding 8 Feb 2014
    • 8 Feb 2014 Motoring editor fails to read his own paper shock 8 Feb 2014
    • 7 Feb 2014 Freaky Friday - a date with Smokefree South West 7 Feb 2014
    • 7 Feb 2014 Bias and the BBC 7 Feb 2014
    • 7 Feb 2014 Health lobby explodes into action 7 Feb 2014
    • 6 Feb 2014 How impartial is the Oireachtas Health Committee? 6 Feb 2014
    • 4 Feb 2014 Grandad cares, so should you 4 Feb 2014
    • 3 Feb 2014 Book review: Unlucky Strike - The Science, Law and Politics of Smoking 3 Feb 2014
    • 2 Feb 2014 Defending the indefensible? No, there's an important principle at stake 2 Feb 2014
  • January 2014
    • 30 Jan 2014 Lords support ban on smoking with children in cars - media coverage 30 Jan 2014
    • 29 Jan 2014 Smoking in cars with children - media battle lines are drawn 29 Jan 2014
    • 28 Jan 2014 Take that - behind the scenes at Sky News 28 Jan 2014
    • 28 Jan 2014 John Mallon, duke of hazard 28 Jan 2014
    • 26 Jan 2014 Children and Families Bill hijacked by political expediency 26 Jan 2014
    • 25 Jan 2014 Should children be banned from using e-cigarettes? 25 Jan 2014
    • 23 Jan 2014 Smoke Spots: enjoy it while you can 23 Jan 2014
    • 21 Jan 2014 Prime time for e-cigarettes in Ireland 21 Jan 2014
    • 20 Jan 2014 ECCA et al: e-cigs can "rid the world of tobacco" 20 Jan 2014
    • 20 Jan 2014 Our man in Ireland embarks on another mini media adventure 20 Jan 2014
    • 20 Jan 2014 Do you think ecigs should be banned in all public places? 20 Jan 2014
    • 19 Jan 2014 Why newspapers print comments by Forest on e-cigarettes 19 Jan 2014
    • 19 Jan 2014 The Derby Telegraph replies 19 Jan 2014
    • 18 Jan 2014 Hospital: staff will be trained to approach smokers 18 Jan 2014
    • 17 Jan 2014 The Free Society to get the full Monty 17 Jan 2014
    • 16 Jan 2014 From Jennifer Saunders to Stop Before Your Op 16 Jan 2014
    • 12 Jan 2014 Smoking and climbing 12 Jan 2014
    • 11 Jan 2014 Book that helps debunk some of the myths around smoking 11 Jan 2014
    • 10 Jan 2014 Beyond parody 10 Jan 2014
    • 8 Jan 2014 WHO and ASH call for more tobacco control measures 8 Jan 2014
    • 6 Jan 2014 Invitation to speak at public health seminar in Wales withdrawn 6 Jan 2014
    • 3 Jan 2014 Follow me on Twitter 3 Jan 2014
    • 2 Jan 2014 New Year 2014: Where is the empathy for smokers who don't want to quit? 2 Jan 2014
  • December 2013
    • 31 Dec 2013 Highlights of the year 2013 31 Dec 2013
    • 31 Dec 2013 New Year Honours: Arnott and Duffy overlooked again 31 Dec 2013
    • 30 Dec 2013 Give it a rest! 30 Dec 2013
    • 30 Dec 2013 Welcome back 30 Dec 2013
    • 19 Dec 2013 Tobacco control research invites more questions than answers 19 Dec 2013
    • 19 Dec 2013 Teen video – without the teen 19 Dec 2013
    • 18 Dec 2013 Breaking news: Lithuanian Presidency "successfully" concludes negotiations on Tobacco Products Directive 18 Dec 2013
    • 17 Dec 2013 The method behind the madness of the new review on plain packaging 17 Dec 2013
    • 13 Dec 2013 A note from your correspondent in Ireland 13 Dec 2013
    • 9 Dec 2013 Discrimination or sensible risk avoidance? 9 Dec 2013
    • 8 Dec 2013 Letter of the week, I kid you not 8 Dec 2013
    • 8 Dec 2013 Victoria Coren on John Diamond and Nigella Lawson 8 Dec 2013
    • 8 Dec 2013 Dan and Phil 8 Dec 2013
    • 7 Dec 2013 I must be mad 7 Dec 2013
    • 6 Dec 2013 Happy Christmas, comrades 6 Dec 2013
    • 5 Dec 2013 Ireland: key findings in poll on plain packaging 5 Dec 2013
    • 4 Dec 2013 Paul lights up the airwaves 4 Dec 2013
    • 2 Dec 2013 Media matters – Forest on TV and radio 2 Dec 2013
  • November 2013
    • 29 Nov 2013 Match of the day 29 Nov 2013
    • 28 Nov 2013 Forest: our response to new review on plain packaging 28 Nov 2013
    • 27 Nov 2013 Plain packaging: breaking news 27 Nov 2013
    • 27 Nov 2013 So this is how the NHS will care for patients who smoke in the 21st century 27 Nov 2013
    • 26 Nov 2013 Read all about it, tomorrow 26 Nov 2013
    • 26 Nov 2013 Scotland's brave new world 26 Nov 2013
    • 21 Nov 2013 Wanted: a word for smokers and vapers 21 Nov 2013
    • 21 Nov 2013 The big picture 21 Nov 2013
    • 20 Nov 2013 Smoking in cars: Government stands firm for now 20 Nov 2013
    • 20 Nov 2013 The Spectator Cigar Smoker of the Year Award Dinner 2013 20 Nov 2013
    • 19 Nov 2013 Ireland edges towards plain packs 19 Nov 2013
    • 19 Nov 2013 Smoking in cars with children is inconsiderate but don't ban it 19 Nov 2013
    • 18 Nov 2013 Out of South Africa 18 Nov 2013
    • 15 Nov 2013 Smokers are voters too 15 Nov 2013
    • 15 Nov 2013 E-Lites in Lily Allen's new video 15 Nov 2013
    • 14 Nov 2013 The E-Cigarette Summit - another view 14 Nov 2013
    • 11 Nov 2013 Tobacco control invokes teen spirit 11 Nov 2013
    • 4 Nov 2013 Do smokers have rights? 4 Nov 2013
    • 3 Nov 2013 Are teenagers really so easily influenced by what they see and hear? 3 Nov 2013
    • 2 Nov 2013 Smokers' rights and tobacco control on BBC Breakfast 2 Nov 2013
    • 1 Nov 2013 Promises, promises 1 Nov 2013
  • October 2013
    • 31 Oct 2013 One lie leads to another 31 Oct 2013
    • 30 Oct 2013 Tobacco Products Directive: one more chance to influence UK government 30 Oct 2013
    • 27 Oct 2013 Lou Reed: end of an era 27 Oct 2013
    • 27 Oct 2013 Crown paints one-sided picture of IEA debate 27 Oct 2013
    • 26 Oct 2013 That's entertainment! 26 Oct 2013
    • 26 Oct 2013 Not all doctors are risk averse – check out my family! 26 Oct 2013
    • 26 Oct 2013 Down Wembley way 26 Oct 2013
    • 25 Oct 2013 Snowdon: "One of the most infantile displays I have seen since puberty" 25 Oct 2013
    • 24 Oct 2013 Tantrums and tobacco: the ugly face of public health 24 Oct 2013
    • 24 Oct 2013 Tobacco control Crown slips as debate ends in uproar 24 Oct 2013
    • 23 Oct 2013 True story 23 Oct 2013
    • 23 Oct 2013 Memo to supporters of the #Ecigrevolution 23 Oct 2013
    • 21 Oct 2013 Stuck on the train 21 Oct 2013
    • 21 Oct 2013 Forest, e-cigarettes and the BMA's "self-serving politically correct agenda" 21 Oct 2013
    • 20 Oct 2013 Libertarians 1-0 Prohibitionists 20 Oct 2013
    • 18 Oct 2013 You're hired! 18 Oct 2013
    • 17 Oct 2013 Plain pack discussion bombs 17 Oct 2013
    • 17 Oct 2013 They call this evidence? 17 Oct 2013
    • 16 Oct 2013 Ban all tobacco products if you want to really stop people smoking 16 Oct 2013
    • 9 Oct 2013 Cameron: EU ban on ten packs doesn't sound very sensible 9 Oct 2013
    • 9 Oct 2013 Tobacco Directive could have been worse but don't believe the spin 9 Oct 2013
    • 8 Oct 2013 TPD vote generates "mixed feelings" 8 Oct 2013
    • 8 Oct 2013 A very big thank you to everyone who said No Thank EU! 8 Oct 2013
    • 7 Oct 2013 Anna Soubry replaced by Jane Ellison as public health minister 7 Oct 2013
    • 7 Oct 2013 Questions that the Conservatives, and Jeremy Hunt, need to answer 7 Oct 2013
    • 7 Oct 2013 James Reilly: the face of Big Government wants war with Big Tobacco 7 Oct 2013
    • 7 Oct 2013 Health warnings "not up to the job "? Don't worry, here's another idea ... 7 Oct 2013
    • 3 Oct 2013 That's showbiz! 3 Oct 2013
    • 3 Oct 2013 James Reilly: all mouth and no trousers 3 Oct 2013
    • 3 Oct 2013 Smoking to be denormalised and Ireland to be tobacco free state by 2025? 3 Oct 2013
    • 3 Oct 2013 Boisdale to host The Spectator Cigar Smoker of the Year Dinner 3 Oct 2013
    • 3 Oct 2013 Cocktails and prohibition 3 Oct 2013
    • 2 Oct 2013 Nigel Farage lights up Conservative conference fringe 2 Oct 2013
  • September 2013
    • 29 Sept 2013 More smoking stories in the news 29 Sept 2013
    • 28 Sept 2013 Campbell 1 Farage 0 28 Sept 2013
    • 27 Sept 2013 Another teen horror story 27 Sept 2013
    • 26 Sept 2013 Proud to know Iain Dale full stop 26 Sept 2013
    • 25 Sept 2013 Consumers fail to make the Summit 25 Sept 2013
    • 24 Sept 2013 Publisher at war with nuke protester 24 Sept 2013
    • 23 Sept 2013 Invitation to A Beer and a Fag with Farage and other events 23 Sept 2013
    • 21 Sept 2013 Blooming hell 21 Sept 2013
    • 20 Sept 2013 Why this fascination with the irrelevant? 20 Sept 2013
    • 20 Sept 2013 More plain pack propaganda 20 Sept 2013
    • 18 Sept 2013 Wanted: thoughts of smokers who don't want to quit 18 Sept 2013
    • 17 Sept 2013 It's not rocket science: increasing tobacco taxation encourages illicit trade 17 Sept 2013
    • 17 Sept 2013 Dear Forest, I'm 18, should I take up smoking? 17 Sept 2013
    • 16 Sept 2013 Steve Hughes - standing up for liberty 16 Sept 2013
    • 14 Sept 2013 Cheers! Scottish pub wins Best Smoking Area 14 Sept 2013
    • 12 Sept 2013 MP gets cold feet about presenting Best Smoking Area award 12 Sept 2013
    • 12 Sept 2013 'Are you a smoker?' cruise line asks prospective employee 12 Sept 2013
    • 11 Sept 2013 Stephen Williams: ASH to the rescue! 11 Sept 2013
    • 11 Sept 2013 Message to our elected representatives – stop taking away our freedoms 11 Sept 2013
    • 10 Sept 2013 Simon Chapman and Nicola Roxon on Five Live Breakfast 10 Sept 2013
    • 7 Sept 2013 Notes from an island even smaller than Britain 7 Sept 2013
    • 5 Sept 2013 "Our last bright idea didn't work so you must try our next bright idea" 5 Sept 2013
    • 4 Sept 2013 European Parliament "postpones vote on Tobacco Products Directive" (tbc) 4 Sept 2013
    • 2 Sept 2013 I won't invest in smoker phobic rants. I'm out. 2 Sept 2013
  • August 2013
    • 31 Aug 2013 Oh, what a circus! 31 Aug 2013
    • 29 Aug 2013 Hey EU! Stop intruding – Forest launches ad campaign in political weeklies 29 Aug 2013
    • 29 Aug 2013 Win a trip to Miami, but will it be smoker-friendly? 29 Aug 2013
    • 26 Aug 2013 "Mums and grans" support plain packs say Cancer Research 26 Aug 2013
    • 21 Aug 2013 Brian Monteith appointed editor of The Free Society 21 Aug 2013
    • 20 Aug 2013 An easy way to write to your MEP about the Tobacco Products Directive 20 Aug 2013
    • 19 Aug 2013 Shit happens 19 Aug 2013
    • 17 Aug 2013 California dreaming 17 Aug 2013
    • 11 Aug 2013 Scottish Government forces Glasgow Games to be "smoke-free" 11 Aug 2013
    • 7 Aug 2013 Tories censor Forest fringe event with Nigel Farage on lifestyle freedoms 7 Aug 2013
  • July 2013
    • 29 Jul 2013 The EU road to prohibition 29 Jul 2013
    • 28 Jul 2013 How would an "acceptable standard of health" test affect smokers? 28 Jul 2013
    • 25 Jul 2013 Minister wants tobacco-free Ireland by 2025. That's a joke, right? 25 Jul 2013
    • 25 Jul 2013 Lynton Crosby, the PM and me 25 Jul 2013
    • 23 Jul 2013 Better late than never, BBC publishes Forest response to plain pack report 23 Jul 2013
    • 22 Jul 2013 Sickness at the heart of the Department of Health 22 Jul 2013
    • 19 Jul 2013 We need to talk about Anna 19 Jul 2013
    • 18 Jul 2013 Minister denied MPs opportunity to scrutinise Tobacco Product Directive 18 Jul 2013
    • 18 Jul 2013 Local councillors weren't elected to be our moral guardians 18 Jul 2013
    • 17 Jul 2013 Nothing wrong with lobbying 17 Jul 2013
    • 16 Jul 2013 The self-righteousness of vapers and their "miracle" product 16 Jul 2013
    • 15 Jul 2013 Fancy a beer and a fag with Farage? 15 Jul 2013
    • 15 Jul 2013 Meet Forest Asia Pacific 15 Jul 2013
    • 14 Jul 2013 Scotland: huge question mark over going it alone 14 Jul 2013
    • 13 Jul 2013 Official: Forest underestimated success of Hands Off Our Packs campaign 13 Jul 2013
    • 12 Jul 2013 Ministerial statement on plain packaging: tobacco control still spinning 12 Jul 2013
    • 12 Jul 2013 BBC: Government "formally" abandons plain packaging 12 Jul 2013
    • 9 Jul 2013 That Freedom Dinner video 9 Jul 2013
    • 4 Jul 2013 Brilliant night at #freedomdinner 4 Jul 2013
    • 2 Jul 2013 Tonight's the night (to meet Lord Bell and The Captain of Clanranald) 2 Jul 2013
    • 2 Jul 2013 Smoking: council wants exclusion zones outside children's play areas 2 Jul 2013
    • 1 Jul 2013 Plain packaging? That's just for starters 1 Jul 2013
  • June 2013
    • 30 Jun 2013 Open letter to Andrew McNair 30 Jun 2013
    • 30 Jun 2013 Talking cigarette packs? Po-faced puritans are deadly serious 30 Jun 2013
    • 29 Jun 2013 Look North: should the smoking ban be amended? 29 Jun 2013
    • 28 Jun 2013 Smoking rooms: tweet @peter_levy now! 28 Jun 2013
    • 28 Jun 2013 "Neither the state nor the anti-smoker industry owns our children" 28 Jun 2013
    • 28 Jun 2013 Linda Bauld: “Smoking in the UK kills one baby every day" 28 Jun 2013
    • 24 Jun 2013 Smoke On The Water [video] 24 Jun 2013
    • 24 Jun 2013 Shameless: top anti-smoking academic redefines meaning of "working" 24 Jun 2013
    • 24 Jun 2013 The Freedom Dinner - last chance to join over 150 guests 24 Jun 2013
    • 23 Jun 2013 Another one bites the dust 23 Jun 2013
    • 19 Jun 2013 Full house, diverse crowd and a guest taken to hospital 19 Jun 2013
    • 18 Jun 2013 Ship ahoy! 18 Jun 2013
    • 17 Jun 2013 New York to ban novelty cigarette lighters. That reminds me ... 17 Jun 2013
    • 16 Jun 2013 Sunday Politics West – plain packaging 16 Jun 2013
    • 16 Jun 2013 Why Forest exists 16 Jun 2013
    • 14 Jun 2013 Stephen Williams wants to be public health minister 14 Jun 2013
    • 14 Jun 2013 "We have an idiot on the show" 14 Jun 2013
    • 13 Jun 2013 Heaters, waterproof TV screens and music piped from the bar 13 Jun 2013
    • 12 Jun 2013 Judging the Best Smoking Area award 12 Jun 2013
    • 11 Jun 2013 Road to prohibition given prime time 11 Jun 2013
    • 11 Jun 2013 Smoke On The Water – last chance to register 11 Jun 2013
    • 9 Jun 2013 Follow Tom Paine on tour and on Twitter 9 Jun 2013
    • 5 Jun 2013 Should Royal Bolton Hospital reinstate its smoking shelters? 5 Jun 2013
    • 5 Jun 2013 Medal for Stephen WHO? 5 Jun 2013
    • 5 Jun 2013 Forest limbers up for summer 5 Jun 2013
    • 4 Jun 2013 Clarkson on the Rock 4 Jun 2013
    • 4 Jun 2013 Getting to Know-More 4 Jun 2013
    • 4 Jun 2013 We'll meat again 4 Jun 2013
    • 4 Jun 2013 Smoking and the media: if you think it's child's play, give it a go 4 Jun 2013
    • 2 Jun 2013 Chair of APPG on Smoking and Health defends lobbying but wants transparency 2 Jun 2013
    • 2 Jun 2013 Wanted: greater transparency from tobacco control lobbyists 2 Jun 2013
    • 2 Jun 2013 Never heard of Lord Laird? Read on ... 2 Jun 2013
    • 1 Jun 2013 Stephen Williams: my part in Russia's smoking ban 1 Jun 2013
  • May 2013
    • 31 May 2013 A clear case of entrapment? 31 May 2013
    • 30 May 2013 Why Irish health minister James Reilly should resign 30 May 2013
    • 28 May 2013 Ireland to introduce plain packaging? 28 May 2013
    • 28 May 2013 Scotland: bid to ban smoking in private vehicles starts today 28 May 2013
    • 26 May 2013 Criminal counterfeiter or lazy stereotype? 26 May 2013
    • 25 May 2013 The Germans are coming ... at our convenience 25 May 2013
    • 24 May 2013 Coming soon ... Action on Consumer Choice (no more meddling!) 24 May 2013
    • 23 May 2013 Relax the smoking ban, says SOPAC 23 May 2013
    • 22 May 2013 Chivas Regal to sponsor whisky cocktail reception at Forest Freedom Dinner 22 May 2013
    • 22 May 2013 The two faces of Norman Lamb MP 22 May 2013
    • 21 May 2013 'Tobacco smoke biggest home pollutant in Ireland' – the truth behind the headline 21 May 2013
    • 20 May 2013 It's Monday so it must be ... Tralee 20 May 2013
    • 20 May 2013 Legendary watering hole for sale 20 May 2013
    • 19 May 2013 Lamb slaughtered 19 May 2013
    • 19 May 2013 No fairytale ending to my dream of being Scottish (or Farage's visit to Scotland) 19 May 2013
    • 18 May 2013 Minister for Europe: economic recovery will not solve democratic deficit 18 May 2013
    • 18 May 2013 Open minded? Another health minister comes out for plain packaging 18 May 2013
    • 17 May 2013 Another epic fail – smoking rate down one per cent in Wales since smoking ban 17 May 2013
    • 17 May 2013 Taxation? Keep it simple 17 May 2013
    • 16 May 2013 UKIP and the smoking ban 16 May 2013
    • 15 May 2013 It's official, I'm an oldie 15 May 2013
    • 15 May 2013 Kilkenny radio station refuses to interview our man in Ireland 15 May 2013
    • 14 May 2013 Great British Pub Awards 14 May 2013
    • 14 May 2013 More on smoking during pregnancy 14 May 2013
    • 12 May 2013 Every breath they take - will be tested 12 May 2013
    • 10 May 2013 Lord Bell, advisor to Thatcher and Reagan, to speak at Freedom Dinner 10 May 2013
    • 9 May 2013 Read our lips - there was no promise so no government u-turn 9 May 2013
    • 9 May 2013 Epic fail 9 May 2013
    • 8 May 2013 Get the party started 8 May 2013
    • 6 May 2013 Chip off the old block 6 May 2013
    • 6 May 2013 Going for Gold 6 May 2013
    • 5 May 2013 The day Dundee United won the Scottish Premier League 5 May 2013
    • 5 May 2013 Sound of tumbleweed will be music to the ears of Number 10 5 May 2013
    • 4 May 2013 BBC sinks to new low with "spiteful" attack on UKIP 4 May 2013
    • 3 May 2013 What the Conservatives can learn by reading those comments in the Sun 3 May 2013
    • 3 May 2013 Queen's Speech: what's in, what's not 3 May 2013
    • 2 May 2013 Government decision "shocking" says ASH 2 May 2013
    • 2 May 2013 Plain packaging proposal to be scrapped? 2 May 2013
    • 1 May 2013 Big government and the nanny state – the democratic deficit 1 May 2013
    • 1 May 2013 Littlewood to speak at Freedom Dinner 1 May 2013
  • April 2013
    • 30 Apr 2013 When all else fails, bring on the kids 30 Apr 2013
    • 30 Apr 2013 Ireland: smoking ban has saved thousands of lives. Allegedly. 30 Apr 2013
    • 29 Apr 2013 Amendment to ban smoking in cars with children is withdrawn 29 Apr 2013
    • 29 Apr 2013 Ban on smoking in cars with children is a betrayal of Conservative values 29 Apr 2013
    • 29 Apr 2013 High stakes in political game of poker 29 Apr 2013
    • 28 Apr 2013 Smokers treated like lepers says Tom 28 Apr 2013
    • 27 Apr 2013 Dinner date at the Mason Arms 27 Apr 2013
    • 26 Apr 2013 Tory MP says ban on smoking in cars with children reflects Conservative values 26 Apr 2013
    • 25 Apr 2013 Women, poor things, so easily influenced 25 Apr 2013
    • 24 Apr 2013 Health minister in hot water 24 Apr 2013
    • 23 Apr 2013 Did health minister leak Queen's Speech story to Guardian? 23 Apr 2013
    • 21 Apr 2013 ASH Scotland wants Commonwealth Games to be 'smoke free' 21 Apr 2013
    • 20 Apr 2013 Clive Bates: the liberal argument for electronic cigarettes 20 Apr 2013
    • 20 Apr 2013 Health minister who is wary of "big bossy governments" supports plain packaging and the smoking ban 20 Apr 2013
    • 19 Apr 2013 Why smoking should not be banned on hospital grounds 19 Apr 2013
    • 17 Apr 2013 RIP, Maggie Thatcher 17 Apr 2013
    • 17 Apr 2013 Tributes to Mrs Thatcher 17 Apr 2013
    • 16 Apr 2013 The Freedom Dinner - book your tickets 16 Apr 2013
    • 15 Apr 2013 Proud to be an Arab! 15 Apr 2013
    • 13 Apr 2013 Football crazy 13 Apr 2013
    • 13 Apr 2013 A smoking room with a view 13 Apr 2013
    • 13 Apr 2013 Ding dong, what a mess 13 Apr 2013
    • 11 Apr 2013 Best smoking area - nominations wanted 11 Apr 2013
    • 10 Apr 2013 Why legislation to ban smoking in cars with children is unnecessary 10 Apr 2013
    • 9 Apr 2013 Lack of hard evidence? Government appeals for international rescue 9 Apr 2013
    • 8 Apr 2013 Reaction to Margaret Thatcher's death will tell us a lot about Britain 8 Apr 2013
    • 5 Apr 2013 NICE targets friends and families 5 Apr 2013
    • 4 Apr 2013 Wanted - writers for The Free Society 4 Apr 2013
    • 2 Apr 2013 The Freedom Dinner, July 2, 2013 2 Apr 2013
  • March 2013
    • 31 Mar 2013 New York state of mind 31 Mar 2013
    • 30 Mar 2013 Scotland: now Lib Dem wants ban on smoking in cars with children 30 Mar 2013
    • 29 Mar 2013 Wishing Glen Oglaza a speedy return to our TV screens 29 Mar 2013
    • 29 Mar 2013 Was it something I said? Independent cuts Forest response to BLF 29 Mar 2013
    • 28 Mar 2013 One in three of UK’s 10 million smokers has mental disorder says RCP 28 Mar 2013
    • 28 Mar 2013 What children think is not reliable evidence 28 Mar 2013
    • 28 Mar 2013 'Fairytale world where madmen run riot' 28 Mar 2013
    • 27 Mar 2013 The curse of devolution: it's not funny and it's not clever 27 Mar 2013
    • 27 Mar 2013 Scottish Government supports plain packs and wants country 'smoke-free' by 2034 27 Mar 2013
    • 27 Mar 2013 Plain packaging? Forest got there first! 27 Mar 2013
    • 26 Mar 2013 Your man in Havana: notes from a Caribbean island 26 Mar 2013
    • 25 Mar 2013 Pot, kettle, black. APPG accuses tobacco industry of "propaganda" on illicit trade 25 Mar 2013
    • 22 Mar 2013 Plain pack propaganda war in full swing 22 Mar 2013
    • 22 Mar 2013 More propaganda from Cancer Research 22 Mar 2013
    • 20 Mar 2013 Tobacco tax up again 20 Mar 2013
    • 20 Mar 2013 Notes from the European Parliament 20 Mar 2013
    • 19 Mar 2013 More evidence of smoking rooms in Brussels 19 Mar 2013
    • 18 Mar 2013 Smoking in bars and brasseries: what Belgians can teach the British 18 Mar 2013
    • 18 Mar 2013 Smoke On The Water – June 18, 2013 18 Mar 2013
    • 16 Mar 2013 Meet Mike Hatchard 16 Mar 2013
    • 16 Mar 2013 Comment moderation is on for a reason 16 Mar 2013
    • 13 Mar 2013 No Smoking Day and the power of addiction 13 Mar 2013
    • 12 Mar 2013 Chief Medical Officer would make a great sub-editor for The Sun or Daily Mail 12 Mar 2013
    • 12 Mar 2013 New frontline in war on tobacco 12 Mar 2013
    • 11 Mar 2013 Gloomy afternoon in Twickenham 11 Mar 2013
    • 11 Mar 2013 Labour MP proposes 'smoking awareness classes' for drivers caught smoking in their cars 11 Mar 2013
    • 10 Mar 2013 Remembering Kenny Ball 10 Mar 2013
    • 8 Mar 2013 "Pro-smoking letters not a priority" – The Guardian 8 Mar 2013
    • 7 Mar 2013 Cameron on plain packaging: "We have to treat people and businesses fairly" 7 Mar 2013
    • 7 Mar 2013 David Cameron: no decision on plain packaging 7 Mar 2013
    • 6 Mar 2013 Q: Why quote ASH and ignore opponents of ban on smoking in cars? "Why not?" says BBC 6 Mar 2013
    • 6 Mar 2013 Keep calm and carry on campaigning 6 Mar 2013
  • February 2013
    • 25 Feb 2013 Taking flight 25 Feb 2013
    • 22 Feb 2013 Council set to introduce 'voluntary' ban on smoking in outdoor play areas 22 Feb 2013
    • 20 Feb 2013 Too early to gauge effectiveness of plain packs admit Aussie officials 20 Feb 2013
    • 19 Feb 2013 Clock ticking over Chief Medical Officer's response to "early evidence" claim 19 Feb 2013
    • 18 Feb 2013 Revealed: given special access to public health minister, what the APPG on Smoking and Health said in private meeting during plain packs consultation 18 Feb 2013
    • 17 Feb 2013 Wanted: a consumer champion for e-cigarettes who is not anti-smoking 17 Feb 2013
    • 17 Feb 2013 Half-term break 17 Feb 2013
    • 15 Feb 2013 This "moral" crusade against the "many and awful sins" of Big Tobacco 15 Feb 2013
    • 9 Feb 2013 Political name dropping 9 Feb 2013
    • 8 Feb 2013 Welcome to Ireland 8 Feb 2013
    • 5 Feb 2013 Action alert - we need YOUR help! 5 Feb 2013
    • 3 Feb 2013 Perfect day 3 Feb 2013
    • 2 Feb 2013 United, we beat the boycott! 2 Feb 2013
    • 1 Feb 2013 One for the road 1 Feb 2013
    • 1 Feb 2013 MP - fight to ban smoking in cars continues 1 Feb 2013
    • 1 Feb 2013 Picture of health 1 Feb 2013
  • January 2013
    • 31 Jan 2013 No more smoking around the barbie? 31 Jan 2013
    • 30 Jan 2013 Graphic health warnings arrive in Ireland 30 Jan 2013
    • 28 Jan 2013 Coming soon 28 Jan 2013
    • 27 Jan 2013 Flood relief 27 Jan 2013
    • 25 Jan 2013 Feeble and insecure, is that how tobacco control campaigners see women? 25 Jan 2013
    • 24 Jan 2013 Watch Chief Medical Officer's breathtaking performance (smirk) 24 Jan 2013
    • 23 Jan 2013 Prejudice and propaganda - Chief Medical Officer on plain packaging 23 Jan 2013
    • 22 Jan 2013 And the Winner is ... 22 Jan 2013
    • 22 Jan 2013 Smoking bans and asthma: more junk science aided by a compliant media 22 Jan 2013
    • 18 Jan 2013 Rules, regulations and the death of rugged individualism 18 Jan 2013
    • 18 Jan 2013 Jo Gaffikin and the Forest Awards 18 Jan 2013
    • 18 Jan 2013 'Anti-design' fag packs nominated for design award. Go figure. 18 Jan 2013
    • 16 Jan 2013 Public consultation? What public consultation? 16 Jan 2013
    • 15 Jan 2013 Non-smoker explains why he has "zero sympathy" for smokers 15 Jan 2013
    • 14 Jan 2013 How public consultations work in Ireland 14 Jan 2013
    • 14 Jan 2013 Insulting, sexist dinosaurs? 14 Jan 2013
    • 13 Jan 2013 Ireland eyes ban on smoking in cars carrying children 13 Jan 2013
    • 11 Jan 2013 From Brussels with love 11 Jan 2013
    • 8 Jan 2013 More on e-cigarettes 8 Jan 2013
    • 3 Jan 2013 Plain packaging: what the Aussies want the Aussies get 3 Jan 2013
    • 2 Jan 2013 Parliamentary special interest groups under attack 2 Jan 2013
    • 1 Jan 2013 Will e-cigarettes take centre stage in 2013? 1 Jan 2013
  • December 2012
    • 31 Dec 2012 2012: that was the year that was 31 Dec 2012
    • 28 Dec 2012 Government launches £2.7m campaign on "hidden dangers" of smoking 28 Dec 2012
    • 20 Dec 2012 EC ignores result of consultation on revisions to Tobacco Products Directive 20 Dec 2012
    • 19 Dec 2012 Mustering some Christmas spirit 19 Dec 2012
    • 12 Dec 2012 Another day another dinner 12 Dec 2012
    • 5 Dec 2012 Angry – moi? 5 Dec 2012
    • 4 Dec 2012 Here's one we prepared earlier 4 Dec 2012
    • 4 Dec 2012 Forest's Christmas message to MPs – hands off our presents!! 4 Dec 2012
    • 3 Dec 2012 Oops – or should I say Hoops! 3 Dec 2012
    • 3 Dec 2012 Plain packaging – those television interviews in full 3 Dec 2012
    • 3 Dec 2012 Plain packaging highlights failure of graphic health warnings 3 Dec 2012
  • November 2012
    • 30 Nov 2012 Public supports plain packaging says Cancer Research. Really? 30 Nov 2012
    • 30 Nov 2012 Plain packaging? They must be crackers! 30 Nov 2012
    • 29 Nov 2012 Minimum pricing: punishing many for the sins of the few 29 Nov 2012
    • 28 Nov 2012 Bond on blonde 28 Nov 2012
    • 27 Nov 2012 The real scandal is the abuse of public money to mislead MPs and the media 27 Nov 2012
    • 26 Nov 2012 Good Morning Scotland: talking on the telephone 26 Nov 2012
    • 25 Nov 2012 Will smokers face jail in Scotland's brave new smoke-free world? 25 Nov 2012
    • 24 Nov 2012 Irish senator wants EU to ban "all commerce in tobacco" by 2030 24 Nov 2012
    • 23 Nov 2012 Councillor calls for smoke-free reality TV show 23 Nov 2012
    • 23 Nov 2012 Revealed through Freedom of Information: the hypocrisy of ASH 23 Nov 2012
    • 21 Nov 2012 Who told ASH? 21 Nov 2012
    • 20 Nov 2012 The Guardian and the story that never was 20 Nov 2012
    • 19 Nov 2012 Smear test: how the plain packaging consultation turned ugly 19 Nov 2012
    • 19 Nov 2012 Plain packaging: Freedom of Information requests reveal bigger picture 19 Nov 2012
    • 16 Nov 2012 More madness from the land of Father Ted 16 Nov 2012
    • 15 Nov 2012 The Senator Crown affair 15 Nov 2012
    • 15 Nov 2012 Smoking on The Hour makes Perfect Sense 15 Nov 2012
    • 14 Nov 2012 Another chance to see Thank You For Smoking 14 Nov 2012
    • 14 Nov 2012 Kicking ash 14 Nov 2012
    • 13 Nov 2012 Father of the modern cigarette branded "merchant of death" 13 Nov 2012
    • 11 Nov 2012 A thoroughly decent post 11 Nov 2012
    • 10 Nov 2012 Passing comments: BBC, baths, Boisdale and Bond 10 Nov 2012
    • 9 Nov 2012 Cabbie breathalysed for talking too much 9 Nov 2012
    • 8 Nov 2012 PPP campaign up for design award 8 Nov 2012
    • 8 Nov 2012 Anna Soubry and the silent majority 8 Nov 2012
    • 8 Nov 2012 Who's putting words into Jeremy Hunt's mouth? 8 Nov 2012
    • 6 Nov 2012 Election fever grips America 6 Nov 2012
    • 6 Nov 2012 Memo to @ACunninghamMP: don't flatter yourself! 6 Nov 2012
    • 5 Nov 2012 How Parliament works 5 Nov 2012
    • 3 Nov 2012 Never underestimate the value of writing to your MP 3 Nov 2012
    • 2 Nov 2012 Christmas cracker 2 Nov 2012
    • 2 Nov 2012 Bill to ban smoking in cars with children gets Commons Second Reading 2 Nov 2012
  • October 2012
    • 31 Oct 2012 Now that's what I call sick 31 Oct 2012
    • 30 Oct 2012 New York storm hits the blogosphere 30 Oct 2012
    • 27 Oct 2012 'Shooting smokers' and other search engine queries 27 Oct 2012
    • 27 Oct 2012 Why Ireland and Europe matter 27 Oct 2012
    • 26 Oct 2012 It's all about the children 26 Oct 2012
    • 25 Oct 2012 Greetings from Ireland 25 Oct 2012
    • 22 Oct 2012 Would the BBC dock Jeremy Clarkson's wages for taking a cigarette break? 22 Oct 2012
    • 22 Oct 2012 Towards a more liberal political culture 22 Oct 2012
    • 20 Oct 2012 Down memory lane 20 Oct 2012
    • 19 Oct 2012 Corruption? Scandal? Dirty tricks? 19 Oct 2012
    • 19 Oct 2012 Battle at the Barbican 19 Oct 2012
    • 19 Oct 2012 No laughing matter 19 Oct 2012
    • 18 Oct 2012 Note from the Ambassador 18 Oct 2012
    • 18 Oct 2012 Naughty, naughty 18 Oct 2012
    • 17 Oct 2012 Tobacco Tactics - what do you think of it so far? 17 Oct 2012
    • 16 Oct 2012 Senses working overtime 16 Oct 2012
    • 14 Oct 2012 I confess 14 Oct 2012
    • 14 Oct 2012 God's gift 14 Oct 2012
    • 11 Oct 2012 Scaremongering by 2020health.org 11 Oct 2012
    • 10 Oct 2012 Morning after the night before 10 Oct 2012
    • 9 Oct 2012 The Liberty Lounge - free food, free drinks, free speech 9 Oct 2012
    • 9 Oct 2012 Party conferences past and present 9 Oct 2012
    • 3 Oct 2012 Moaning minnies or control freaks? 3 Oct 2012
    • 3 Oct 2012 How Bandit's models became the poster girls for Freedom 3 Oct 2012
    • 1 Oct 2012 Hospital admits defeat and reinstates smoking shelters 1 Oct 2012
    • 1 Oct 2012 How McCool is that?! 1 Oct 2012
    • 1 Oct 2012 Stoptober, meet Octabber 1 Oct 2012
  • September 2012
    • 27 Sept 2012 Welcome to The Liberty Lounge 27 Sept 2012
    • 26 Sept 2012 My night with Michael McIntyre 26 Sept 2012
    • 26 Sept 2012 Swiss stay reasonable 26 Sept 2012
    • 24 Sept 2012 The Conservatives and the f-word 24 Sept 2012
    • 21 Sept 2012 Is the Conservative party the party of freedom? 21 Sept 2012
    • 19 Sept 2012 Barcelona targets Champions League - and adult smokers 19 Sept 2012
    • 18 Sept 2012 Calm down, dears – plain pack propaganda war lights up Twitter 18 Sept 2012
    • 18 Sept 2012 Working for the Government? An easy mistake to make 18 Sept 2012
    • 17 Sept 2012 How the tobacco control industry works 17 Sept 2012
    • 17 Sept 2012 Forest, the Department of Health, and a Freedom of Information request 17 Sept 2012
    • 15 Sept 2012 And the winner of the Best Smoking Area is ... 15 Sept 2012
    • 13 Sept 2012 Smoking or obesity: Which? is worse 13 Sept 2012
    • 13 Sept 2012 Great British Pub Awards: preview 13 Sept 2012
    • 12 Sept 2012 No, deputy prime minister (Clegg gets it wrong, again) 12 Sept 2012
    • 6 Sept 2012 Fresh Sky thinking 6 Sept 2012
    • 5 Sept 2012 Anne Milton – paradise lost 5 Sept 2012
    • 4 Sept 2012 Lansley sacked as Health Secretary 4 Sept 2012
    • 4 Sept 2012 Gerard Tubb – special correspondent 4 Sept 2012
  • August 2012
    • 31 Aug 2012 Something for the weekend 31 Aug 2012
    • 23 Aug 2012 Review the smoking ban e-petition closes 23 Aug 2012
    • 23 Aug 2012 Outed as a "Tory rebel" 23 Aug 2012
    • 16 Aug 2012 500,000 oppose plain packaging 16 Aug 2012
    • 15 Aug 2012 Aussie court decision of no relevance to United Kingdom 15 Aug 2012
    • 13 Aug 2012 Now that's what I call a result 13 Aug 2012
    • 13 Aug 2012 Good week to bury bad news 13 Aug 2012
    • 10 Aug 2012 ASH in denial about "public support" 10 Aug 2012
    • 9 Aug 2012 Plain packs brigade calls for international rescue 9 Aug 2012
    • 8 Aug 2012 235,000 people sign the HOOPS petition 8 Aug 2012
    • 8 Aug 2012 Hands Off Our Packs: number crunching 8 Aug 2012
    • 3 Aug 2012 Rome for a day 3 Aug 2012
    • 1 Aug 2012 Return to Seville 1 Aug 2012
  • July 2012
    • 30 Jul 2012 The sun has got his hat on 30 Jul 2012
    • 29 Jul 2012 Ship ahoy 29 Jul 2012
    • 25 Jul 2012 More dubious stats but what do they say about the smoking ban? 25 Jul 2012
    • 23 Jul 2012 Car smoking ban edges a step nearer 23 Jul 2012
    • 23 Jul 2012 A short history of Forest 23 Jul 2012
    • 21 Jul 2012 George Monbiot: professional trouble-maker, silly little man, or both? 21 Jul 2012
    • 21 Jul 2012 Smokers regret starting, says CRUK 21 Jul 2012
    • 20 Jul 2012 Coming soon ... 20 Jul 2012
    • 13 Jul 2012 How stupid is Plain Packs Protect? 13 Jul 2012
    • 12 Jul 2012 Bomb alert: Forest Eireann spokesman forced to evacuate home 12 Jul 2012
    • 11 Jul 2012 BMA suspends retired GP for questioning evidence on smoking in cars 11 Jul 2012
    • 10 Jul 2012 Hands off our t-shirts 10 Jul 2012
    • 7 Jul 2012 Appointment with history 7 Jul 2012
    • 7 Jul 2012 Majority of licensees support smoking rooms and designated smoking bars 7 Jul 2012
    • 7 Jul 2012 Tobacco company questions plain pack consultation process 7 Jul 2012
    • 5 Jul 2012 Government extends plain packaging consultation period 5 Jul 2012
    • 4 Jul 2012 Forest v. Tobacco Free Futures 4 Jul 2012
    • 3 Jul 2012 That Freedom Dinner video 3 Jul 2012
    • 2 Jul 2012 Radio Four to discuss smoking ban 2 Jul 2012
    • 2 Jul 2012 Passing comments: Chloe Smith, Ed West and the Hamiltons 2 Jul 2012
  • June 2012
    • 30 Jun 2012 Pros and cons of the smoking ban, five years on 30 Jun 2012
    • 30 Jun 2012 A partly political broadcast 30 Jun 2012
    • 30 Jun 2012 The Freedom Dinner, June 26, 2012 30 Jun 2012
    • 29 Jun 2012 Breaking news: landlady fined for smoking in pub and Smoke-free Private Vehicles Bill passes second reading 29 Jun 2012
    • 29 Jun 2012 Message from New York 29 Jun 2012
    • 27 Jun 2012 "What a night!" 27 Jun 2012
    • 23 Jun 2012 The cover that rocked The House 23 Jun 2012
    • 23 Jun 2012 Messing about on the river 23 Jun 2012
    • 22 Jun 2012 Meet the Rt Hon Peter Perfect MP, Secretary of State for Health 22 Jun 2012
    • 21 Jun 2012 DoH considering further grant to ASH 21 Jun 2012
    • 20 Jun 2012 Preparing to smoke on the water 20 Jun 2012
    • 19 Jun 2012 I'll be the judge 19 Jun 2012
    • 18 Jun 2012 GTNF 2012 – the highs and lows 18 Jun 2012
    • 15 Jun 2012 England-Sweden in Irish bar in Antwerp 15 Jun 2012
    • 14 Jun 2012 Man overboard (I wish!) 14 Jun 2012
    • 13 Jun 2012 From Bangalore to Belgium 13 Jun 2012
    • 9 Jun 2012 BBC's Diamond Jubilee coverage "shabby" and "disgraceful" 9 Jun 2012
    • 8 Jun 2012 Busy little bees 8 Jun 2012
    • 5 Jun 2012 Mail Online: deadline for comments is midnight tonight 5 Jun 2012
    • 4 Jun 2012 Excess moderation - have your say 4 Jun 2012
    • 2 Jun 2012 I pray so I must believe in God 2 Jun 2012
    • 1 Jun 2012 Report: tobacco control "intimidated" by "pro-smoking" campaigners 1 Jun 2012
    • 1 Jun 2012 Tobacco Control throws a tantrum 1 Jun 2012
  • May 2012
    • 31 May 2012 Forest goes global 31 May 2012
    • 30 May 2012 Did plain pack campaigners target Olympic torch spectators? 30 May 2012
    • 29 May 2012 Michael Gove for PM! 29 May 2012
    • 28 May 2012 Bullying, intimidation and censorship - the dark arts of Tobacco Control 28 May 2012
    • 26 May 2012 More reports about that plain packaging debate 26 May 2012
    • 24 May 2012 Entering into the Olympic spirit 24 May 2012
    • 24 May 2012 Environmental health officers redefine petty officialdom 24 May 2012
    • 21 May 2012 Register or book now to avoid disappointment later! 21 May 2012
    • 21 May 2012 Chelsea, George and me 21 May 2012
    • 19 May 2012 Watching the detective – doh! 19 May 2012
    • 17 May 2012 Smokers: out in the cold or not going out? 17 May 2012
    • 17 May 2012 How Total Politics sold its soul to tobacco control 17 May 2012
    • 16 May 2012 Smoke On The Water – register now! 16 May 2012
    • 16 May 2012 Smokers' panel survey (2010) 16 May 2012
    • 15 May 2012 Snowdon: the real price of 'sin taxes' 15 May 2012
    • 12 May 2012 Stephen Williams, "the forces of darkness" and Chris Snowdon's vagina 12 May 2012
    • 11 May 2012 That plain packs "sabotage" claim 11 May 2012
    • 10 May 2012 Tobacco control campaign "victim of sabotage" 10 May 2012
    • 10 May 2012 Tonight's the night 10 May 2012
    • 9 May 2012 Invitation to The Freedom Dinner 9 May 2012
    • 8 May 2012 Don't shoot, I'm a smoker! 8 May 2012
    • 7 May 2012 ASH: you're all part of Big Tobacco now 7 May 2012
    • 5 May 2012 Wanted: your thoughts on the smoking ban, five years on 5 May 2012
    • 5 May 2012 Why I'm celebrating Boris's re-election 5 May 2012
    • 4 May 2012 How your local convenience store may look in 2020 4 May 2012
    • 1 May 2012 Tonight on Prime Time television 1 May 2012
    • 1 May 2012 Not all doctors are interfering, judgemental busybodies 1 May 2012
  • April 2012
    • 29 Apr 2012 "Lifestyle rationing" and the NHS 29 Apr 2012
    • 27 Apr 2012 Ireland: a major faux pas and other matters 27 Apr 2012
    • 27 Apr 2012 Stephen Williams agrees to plain packaging debate 27 Apr 2012
    • 26 Apr 2012 Céad míle fáilte 26 Apr 2012
    • 24 Apr 2012 Communists support plain packaging 24 Apr 2012
    • 19 Apr 2012 Meet Sir Les Chapman, lifestyle guru 19 Apr 2012
    • 18 Apr 2012 Is Simon Chapman Sir Les Patterson in disguise? 18 Apr 2012
    • 17 Apr 2012 Tobacco Control - experts in hypothetical (ie not real) scenarios 17 Apr 2012
    • 17 Apr 2012 That ASH/YouGov survey – so that's how they did it!! 17 Apr 2012
    • 16 Apr 2012 Questions, questions: ASH and a previous plain pack survey 16 Apr 2012
    • 16 Apr 2012 Plain packaging: the glitz and the glamour 16 Apr 2012
    • 14 Apr 2012 "Independent" poll supports plain packaging of tobacco 14 Apr 2012
    • 14 Apr 2012 Greetings from Blackpool 14 Apr 2012
    • 13 Apr 2012 If Lansley is "open-minded" on plain packaging I'm a banana 13 Apr 2012
    • 12 Apr 2012 Plain packaging is pointless 12 Apr 2012
    • 12 Apr 2012 Ireland joins the race to ban smoking in cars with children 12 Apr 2012
    • 10 Apr 2012 What have the tobacco companies ever done for us? 10 Apr 2012
    • 9 Apr 2012 Trenton Oldfield's stupid stunt 9 Apr 2012
    • 8 Apr 2012 How the hosepipe ban could be a template for smoking in the home 8 Apr 2012
    • 7 Apr 2012 Plain packaging and the "unconventional libertarian campaign" 7 Apr 2012
    • 6 Apr 2012 Going shopping 6 Apr 2012
    • 3 Apr 2012 Wanted: nominations for smoker-friendly holiday destinations 3 Apr 2012
    • 2 Apr 2012 How public money is influencing the consultation on plain packaging 2 Apr 2012
    • 1 Apr 2012 Easter eggs to be sold in plain packaging 1 Apr 2012
  • March 2012
    • 31 Mar 2012 Greetings from Television Centre 31 Mar 2012
    • 30 Mar 2012 Freedom drinks and dinner at Boisdale of Canary Wharf 30 Mar 2012
    • 28 Mar 2012 Are you sitting comfortably? My near miss with the "pro-fat chair" 28 Mar 2012
    • 28 Mar 2012 Exclusive: Hands Off Our Packs and the Secretary of State for Health 28 Mar 2012
    • 28 Mar 2012 Terms of engagement 28 Mar 2012
    • 26 Mar 2012 Action on salt and health 26 Mar 2012
    • 25 Mar 2012 Medical bulletin 25 Mar 2012
    • 23 Mar 2012 Why the tobacco escalator doesn't work 23 Mar 2012
    • 21 Mar 2012 Day in the life 21 Mar 2012
    • 16 Mar 2012 Andrew Lansley: pride before a fall 16 Mar 2012
    • 16 Mar 2012 What is the point of the NHS? 16 Mar 2012
    • 14 Mar 2012 No Smoking Day – time to stub it out 14 Mar 2012
    • 13 Mar 2012 Online ad campaign goes live 13 Mar 2012
    • 12 Mar 2012 Why is Forest supporting death and illness, asks Paul Bartlett 12 Mar 2012
    • 7 Mar 2012 Why I hate (some) e-cigarette retailers 7 Mar 2012
    • 7 Mar 2012 The smoking ban and unborn children: more spin doctoring 7 Mar 2012
    • 6 Mar 2012 Hands Off Our Packs – the video 6 Mar 2012
    • 6 Mar 2012 RCP marks 50th anniversary of first 'Smoking and health' report 6 Mar 2012
    • 5 Mar 2012 Is nothing private anymore? 5 Mar 2012
    • 4 Mar 2012 The strange case of Rudolph, a Green community website, and Forest 4 Mar 2012
    • 1 Mar 2012 Brief encounter 1 Mar 2012
    • 1 Mar 2012 Campaign off to "rousing start" 1 Mar 2012
  • February 2012
    • 29 Feb 2012 I don't want to stigmatise smokers says MP who wants to ban smoking in cars with children 29 Feb 2012
    • 28 Feb 2012 Hands Off Our Packs - launch party 28 Feb 2012
    • 23 Feb 2012 Invitation to a party 23 Feb 2012
    • 22 Feb 2012 Tobacco Control: soft, strong and very funny 22 Feb 2012
    • 22 Feb 2012 More statistical trickery? 22 Feb 2012
    • 21 Feb 2012 Is there anybody there? 21 Feb 2012
    • 21 Feb 2012 Spin doctors: how tobacco control twists research to suit its agenda 21 Feb 2012
    • 20 Feb 2012 Hands off our packs – sign up today! 20 Feb 2012
    • 20 Feb 2012 ASI acting as "mouthpiece for the tobacco industry" says ASH 20 Feb 2012
    • 20 Feb 2012 Plain packaging of tobacco sets dangerous precedent, says new report 20 Feb 2012
    • 19 Feb 2012 My Cornish break 19 Feb 2012
    • 18 Feb 2012 If the smoking ban "has worked" I'm the Queen of Sheba 18 Feb 2012
    • 18 Feb 2012 Tobacco control at odds over e-cigarettes 18 Feb 2012
    • 14 Feb 2012 Happy Valentine's Day: Government's war on smokers leaves bad taste 14 Feb 2012
    • 13 Feb 2012 Passing comments: Harrogate, 7/7, Boisdale and a short intermission 13 Feb 2012
    • 9 Feb 2012 Forest v. Lord Faulkner (peer, politician and public health lobbyist) 9 Feb 2012
    • 8 Feb 2012 Save us from the BBPA! 8 Feb 2012
    • 7 Feb 2012 The problem with Tobacco Control 7 Feb 2012
    • 7 Feb 2012 Forest announces new signings! 7 Feb 2012
    • 6 Feb 2012 Welsh government targets smoking in cars 6 Feb 2012
    • 5 Feb 2012 Passing comments: snow, snow, quick, quick snow 5 Feb 2012
    • 3 Feb 2012 How does a worm wriggle? 3 Feb 2012
    • 3 Feb 2012 The difference between an MP with bottle and one without 3 Feb 2012
    • 2 Feb 2012 Statistics for dummies 2 Feb 2012
    • 1 Feb 2012 Waking up to ASH Wales 1 Feb 2012
  • January 2012
    • 30 Jan 2012 Hands off our packs! 30 Jan 2012
    • 30 Jan 2012 UK tobacco control group meets Irish police (to discuss smoking and health?) 30 Jan 2012
    • 28 Jan 2012 "Satisfied customer" responds to anti-smoking zealot 28 Jan 2012
    • 27 Jan 2012 Head-to-head on plain packaging 27 Jan 2012
    • 18 Jan 2012 Selling cigarettes to "the ladies" 18 Jan 2012
    • 18 Jan 2012 Only one word to describe Stephen Williams MP – pathetic 18 Jan 2012
    • 18 Jan 2012 Stony Stratford: council rejects amended outdoor smoking ban 18 Jan 2012
    • 16 Jan 2012 Coloured packs are a threat to kids, says Lib Dem MP 16 Jan 2012
    • 16 Jan 2012 Imagine David Cameron launching No Smoking Week 16 Jan 2012
    • 15 Jan 2012 Passing comments: Daily Mail, winter tyres, BBC, Ryanair 15 Jan 2012
    • 14 Jan 2012 Ireland: more pockets of resistance 14 Jan 2012
    • 13 Jan 2012 Scottish independence – waiting for a referendum won't help the nationalists 13 Jan 2012
    • 11 Jan 2012 Greetings from Cork 11 Jan 2012
    • 10 Jan 2012 AWT - a friend indeed 10 Jan 2012
    • 8 Jan 2012 Rejoice! Hollywood bows to the Iron Lady 8 Jan 2012
    • 6 Jan 2012 The hypocrisy of ASH, Stephen Williams and Peter Hain 6 Jan 2012
    • 5 Jan 2012 Oi, you, put that fag out! 5 Jan 2012
    • 5 Jan 2012 The BBC thanks ... Cecilia Farren 5 Jan 2012
    • 4 Jan 2012 The Smoking Years tonight on BBC4 4 Jan 2012
    • 2 Jan 2012 David Hockney and the Order of Merit 2 Jan 2012
    • 2 Jan 2012 The state we're in 2 Jan 2012
    • 1 Jan 2012 The year ahead 1 Jan 2012
  • December 2011
    • 30 Dec 2011 That's entertainment 30 Dec 2011
    • 29 Dec 2011 Smokers' lungs can help at high altitude says climbing expert 29 Dec 2011
    • 29 Dec 2011 British Heart Foundation wants plain packaging bill 29 Dec 2011
    • 27 Dec 2011 Sue Carroll's "rants" must not be in vain 27 Dec 2011
    • 24 Dec 2011 Happy Christmas 24 Dec 2011
    • 19 Dec 2011 Paul Toole, king of Christmas lights 19 Dec 2011
    • 15 Dec 2011 ASH: how to ban smoking in the home 15 Dec 2011
    • 15 Dec 2011 Government to "consult" on packaging 15 Dec 2011
    • 15 Dec 2011 Another fine mess: Tony Blair and the London Olympics 15 Dec 2011
    • 15 Dec 2011 Extreme moderation 15 Dec 2011
    • 13 Dec 2011 Something to declare? Every little helps 13 Dec 2011
    • 8 Dec 2011 The arguments against e-cigarettes 8 Dec 2011
    • 7 Dec 2011 Edging closer to prohibition 7 Dec 2011
    • 5 Dec 2011 Hot LIPs 5 Dec 2011
    • 2 Dec 2011 Why smokers are more sinned against than sinning 2 Dec 2011
    • 2 Dec 2011 Witch-hunt in the workplace 2 Dec 2011
    • 1 Dec 2011 Downing Street: execution is not government policy 1 Dec 2011
    • 1 Dec 2011 Passenger announcement 1 Dec 2011
  • November 2011
    • 29 Nov 2011 Santa the serial killer 29 Nov 2011
    • 28 Nov 2011 Cross-channel shopping update 28 Nov 2011
    • 26 Nov 2011 Have I got news for you about The Chap 26 Nov 2011
    • 25 Nov 2011 Scotland: smoking ban isn't working 25 Nov 2011
    • 25 Nov 2011 Voices of Reason 1-0 Tobacco Control 25 Nov 2011
    • 23 Nov 2011 A doctor writes: erroneous data "unforgivable" but message "sound" 23 Nov 2011
    • 23 Nov 2011 Doctors losing faith in the BMA 23 Nov 2011
    • 23 Nov 2011 And so it begins: the long road to banning smoking outside 23 Nov 2011
    • 22 Nov 2011 Dick Puddlecote has a dream 22 Nov 2011
    • 21 Nov 2011 Shaggy dog story 21 Nov 2011
    • 21 Nov 2011 Thanks to the BMA, doctors can no longer be trusted to tell the truth 21 Nov 2011
    • 17 Nov 2011 BMA apologies for "error" 17 Nov 2011
    • 17 Nov 2011 Prague must wait, I have an article to write 17 Nov 2011
    • 16 Nov 2011 Smoking in cars: those interviews in full 16 Nov 2011
    • 15 Nov 2011 BMA wants smoking ban to include private vehicles 15 Nov 2011
    • 15 Nov 2011 Woman could go to jail after dropping cigarette 15 Nov 2011
    • 15 Nov 2011 Toot, toot, it's Edwin Poots 15 Nov 2011
    • 14 Nov 2011 Is the DoH about to score an own goal? 14 Nov 2011
    • 12 Nov 2011 Welcome to 'Smoking Allowed' 12 Nov 2011
    • 11 Nov 2011 Poppy power 11 Nov 2011
    • 9 Nov 2011 Liberal vision of a conservative future 9 Nov 2011
    • 9 Nov 2011 I'm A Celebrity contestant says taking away choice is "dangerous" 9 Nov 2011
    • 8 Nov 2011 Smoking in playgrounds? Let the people decide 8 Nov 2011
    • 7 Nov 2011 Crocodile tears for community pubs 7 Nov 2011
    • 6 Nov 2011 Hate football? Look away now 6 Nov 2011
    • 4 Nov 2011 Free country, free choice 4 Nov 2011
    • 4 Nov 2011 Mallon on The Morning Show 4 Nov 2011
    • 3 Nov 2011 Department of Health: what children really want for Christmas 3 Nov 2011
    • 2 Nov 2011 PM "nervous" about banning smoking in cars carrying children 2 Nov 2011
    • 2 Nov 2011 Forest Eireann on RTE and Newstalk 2 Nov 2011
  • October 2011
    • 25 Oct 2011 Doctors: don't you just love 'em? 25 Oct 2011
    • 25 Oct 2011 Wanted – West Country smoker who doesn't want to quit 25 Oct 2011
    • 25 Oct 2011 Forest Eireann's march on Dublin will have to wait 25 Oct 2011
    • 24 Oct 2011 Cigarette vending machines not dead yet 24 Oct 2011
    • 24 Oct 2011 A new generation of freedom fighters 24 Oct 2011
    • 22 Oct 2011 Watching brief 22 Oct 2011
    • 21 Oct 2011 A toast to libertarians everywhere 21 Oct 2011
    • 20 Oct 2011 ASH, the Irish Heart Foundation and Landman Economics 20 Oct 2011
    • 20 Oct 2011 Dave and the death of democracy 20 Oct 2011
    • 20 Oct 2011 Todd, Obama and Henry Jackson 20 Oct 2011
    • 19 Oct 2011 No laughing matter 19 Oct 2011
    • 18 Oct 2011 Picture this 18 Oct 2011
    • 16 Oct 2011 Is this the best smoking room in the world? 16 Oct 2011
    • 14 Oct 2011 Forest Eireann's tour de force 14 Oct 2011
    • 11 Oct 2011 The unarguable case for separate smoking rooms 11 Oct 2011
    • 10 Oct 2011 New threat to smoking outside 10 Oct 2011
    • 8 Oct 2011 It's official, I am an idiot 8 Oct 2011
    • 6 Oct 2011 Warning: expletives deleted 6 Oct 2011
    • 3 Oct 2011 Stand up for smokers' rights 3 Oct 2011
  • September 2011
    • 30 Sept 2011 Volunteers wanted 30 Sept 2011
    • 29 Sept 2011 E-petition cards now available 29 Sept 2011
    • 28 Sept 2011 How fab was that?! 28 Sept 2011
    • 28 Sept 2011 Where's Kerry? The curious case of the missing MP 28 Sept 2011
    • 26 Sept 2011 Fringe benefits 26 Sept 2011
    • 22 Sept 2011 The case against plain packaging 22 Sept 2011
    • 21 Sept 2011 Attention to detail 21 Sept 2011
    • 21 Sept 2011 BBC embraces reclassification research 21 Sept 2011
    • 20 Sept 2011 Smoking in films: 'experts' call for age classification to be raised to 18 20 Sept 2011
    • 17 Sept 2011 Welcome to the party season 17 Sept 2011
    • 11 Sept 2011 Meet Roly 11 Sept 2011
    • 9 Sept 2011 Stuart Bell: remember this video? 9 Sept 2011
    • 9 Sept 2011 Kent pub wins Best Smoking Area 9 Sept 2011
    • 8 Sept 2011 Great British Pub Awards 2011 8 Sept 2011
    • 7 Sept 2011 Why do governments think they know best? 7 Sept 2011
    • 7 Sept 2011 E-petition newsletter 7 Sept 2011
    • 7 Sept 2011 Cigarettes: where the price is right 7 Sept 2011
    • 5 Sept 2011 Minister accuses smokers of foul play 5 Sept 2011
    • 5 Sept 2011 It's the way you tell 'em 5 Sept 2011
    • 4 Sept 2011 You couldn't make it up 4 Sept 2011
    • 3 Sept 2011 Pride of Britain hotelier supports smoking ban review 3 Sept 2011
    • 3 Sept 2011 Hold the front page! 3 Sept 2011
  • August 2011
    • 31 Aug 2011 Joe Jackson live and kicking 31 Aug 2011
    • 30 Aug 2011 Smoking ban review more popular than gay marriage proposal! 30 Aug 2011
    • 29 Aug 2011 In Bruges 29 Aug 2011
    • 26 Aug 2011 Number 52 with a bullet 26 Aug 2011
    • 24 Aug 2011 AWT petition update 24 Aug 2011
    • 22 Aug 2011 Smoking ban: please sign this petition 22 Aug 2011
    • 19 Aug 2011 Cricket calls 19 Aug 2011
    • 18 Aug 2011 E-petition update 18 Aug 2011
    • 18 Aug 2011 Tobacco control – the road ahead 18 Aug 2011
    • 15 Aug 2011 The Leader of the House of Commons and the smoking ban e-petition 15 Aug 2011
    • 15 Aug 2011 The road to prohibition 15 Aug 2011
    • 11 Aug 2011 Petition passes 100,000 signatures 11 Aug 2011
    • 11 Aug 2011 And now for some good news 11 Aug 2011
    • 10 Aug 2011 Smoking in parks – it's a riot 10 Aug 2011
    • 9 Aug 2011 Smoking ban e-petition update 9 Aug 2011
    • 8 Aug 2011 Smoking in public "utterly revolting" 8 Aug 2011
    • 7 Aug 2011 Smoking in parks: councils threaten zero tolerance 7 Aug 2011
    • 7 Aug 2011 Out of Africa – postscript 7 Aug 2011
    • 6 Aug 2011 Best Smoking Area finalists 6 Aug 2011
    • 4 Aug 2011 Save us from e-petition mania 4 Aug 2011
    • 2 Aug 2011 Proof that you can have serious fun in Manchester 2 Aug 2011
    • 2 Aug 2011 Big Pharma shows its true colours 2 Aug 2011
  • July 2011
    • 31 Jul 2011 EC cries foul as citizens have their say 31 Jul 2011
    • 28 Jul 2011 Lynn Hughes: the sound of silence 28 Jul 2011
    • 28 Jul 2011 Forest Eireann fights back 28 Jul 2011
    • 27 Jul 2011 Travel news 27 Jul 2011
    • 26 Jul 2011 Days like this 26 Jul 2011
    • 25 Jul 2011 Some things are beyond the pale, even as a joke 25 Jul 2011
    • 25 Jul 2011 More thoughts on snipers and smoking 25 Jul 2011
    • 23 Jul 2011 "Snipers could soon snuff out smoking" 23 Jul 2011
    • 23 Jul 2011 Out of Africa – update 23 Jul 2011
    • 21 Jul 2011 Notes from the north west 21 Jul 2011
    • 21 Jul 2011 Stony Stratford - spread the word 21 Jul 2011
    • 19 Jul 2011 Should entire towns ban smoking? 19 Jul 2011
    • 18 Jul 2011 Stony Stratford latest – motion to ban public smoking postponed 18 Jul 2011
    • 17 Jul 2011 Out of Africa 17 Jul 2011
    • 17 Jul 2011 Paul Bartlett: is this man a halfwit? 17 Jul 2011
    • 16 Jul 2011 The day the people spoke 16 Jul 2011
    • 15 Jul 2011 Join Dick Puddlecote in Stony Stratford 15 Jul 2011
    • 15 Jul 2011 Looking for David Hockney 15 Jul 2011
    • 14 Jul 2011 Amend the ban? The people speak 14 Jul 2011
    • 14 Jul 2011 Day after the party the night before 14 Jul 2011
    • 13 Jul 2011 Message to ministers – amend the ban 13 Jul 2011
    • 12 Jul 2011 Follow your head (and your heart) to Stony Stratford 12 Jul 2011
    • 10 Jul 2011 Smoke on the water - update 10 Jul 2011
    • 7 Jul 2011 Huff and puff 7 Jul 2011
    • 7 Jul 2011 ‘Bring back fags to save our pubs’ 7 Jul 2011
    • 5 Jul 2011 Zealots on the march 5 Jul 2011
    • 4 Jul 2011 Civil liberties up in smoke: ASH's response 4 Jul 2011
    • 4 Jul 2011 In defence of smokers 4 Jul 2011
    • 1 Jul 2011 No smokers, please, we're British 1 Jul 2011
    • 1 Jul 2011 Four years on, a town in Buckinghamshire wants to ban smoking outside 1 Jul 2011
    • 1 Jul 2011 BBC presenter admits: "I am an anti-smoker" 1 Jul 2011
  • June 2011
    • 30 Jun 2011 More spin and bluster from ASH 30 Jun 2011
    • 30 Jun 2011 David Hockney lights up the House of Commons 30 Jun 2011
    • 30 Jun 2011 Stick an exhaust pipe in your car, says doctor – it's safer than smoking 30 Jun 2011
    • 29 Jun 2011 Messages from absent friends - and even the BBC is interested! 29 Jun 2011
    • 28 Jun 2011 Definition of a free society 28 Jun 2011
    • 26 Jun 2011 From the mouths of publicans 26 Jun 2011
    • 25 Jun 2011 Welcome to the rat race 25 Jun 2011
    • 24 Jun 2011 Stop this nanny state - video 24 Jun 2011
    • 23 Jun 2011 Smoking in cars: support Philip Davies 23 Jun 2011
    • 23 Jun 2011 Inner city pubs stubbed out 23 Jun 2011
    • 22 Jun 2011 Minister’s links with ASH questioned 22 Jun 2011
    • 22 Jun 2011 Smoking in cars: show us the evidence that this is a major health hazard 22 Jun 2011
    • 21 Jun 2011 Freedom, education and the state 21 Jun 2011
    • 20 Jun 2011 Register now if you want to change the smoking ban 20 Jun 2011
    • 19 Jun 2011 Better late than never, Sunday Mirror wants to save the British pub 19 Jun 2011
    • 18 Jun 2011 DoH stats "little more than guesses" but vending machine ban goes ahead 18 Jun 2011
    • 16 Jun 2011 I think I'm going to be sick 16 Jun 2011
    • 15 Jun 2011 Great British Pub Awards – the judging begins 15 Jun 2011
    • 14 Jun 2011 Wizards of Oz - Big Tobacco fights back 14 Jun 2011
    • 14 Jun 2011 Is smoking good for you? 14 Jun 2011
    • 11 Jun 2011 What do ASH and Left Foot Forward have in common? 11 Jun 2011
    • 7 Jun 2011 Latest news from The Free Society 7 Jun 2011
    • 6 Jun 2011 Imperial Tobacco wins Forest plain English award 6 Jun 2011
    • 5 Jun 2011 Smoking and pregnancy on Five Live tonight 5 Jun 2011
    • 4 Jun 2011 Is the iPad the greatest thing ever? 4 Jun 2011
    • 3 Jun 2011 I'm going to the Olympics - are you? 3 Jun 2011
    • 2 Jun 2011 Important questions about civil liberties 2 Jun 2011
    • 1 Jun 2011 Civil liberties – up in smoke? 1 Jun 2011
  • May 2011
    • 31 May 2011 Diane Abbott wants smoking banned outside Olympic venues 31 May 2011
    • 30 May 2011 The Free Society ... on Today's radar 30 May 2011
    • 28 May 2011 Voices of Freedom 2011 28 May 2011
    • 25 May 2011 Health is the new religion 25 May 2011
    • 25 May 2011 Best smoking area? No thanks! 25 May 2011
    • 24 May 2011 Here's Simon with the travel ... 24 May 2011
    • 23 May 2011 Save Our Pubs & Clubs - join us in Westminster on June 29 23 May 2011
    • 22 May 2011 New York ban on smoking in parks and plazas starts tomorrow 22 May 2011
    • 20 May 2011 Lunatics and libertarians 20 May 2011
    • 19 May 2011 Croeso cynnes iawn (but don't smoke) 19 May 2011
    • 19 May 2011 The Queen in Ireland 19 May 2011
    • 15 May 2011 So, was the Rally Against Debt a success? 15 May 2011
    • 13 May 2011 Now WHO turns on drivers 13 May 2011
    • 12 May 2011 Are you going to rally against debt? 12 May 2011
    • 11 May 2011 Government should protect us from the vested interests of tobacco control 11 May 2011
    • 11 May 2011 Ireland's shame 11 May 2011
    • 10 May 2011 Government must intervene to save Irish pubs, says Forest Eireann 10 May 2011
    • 9 May 2011 ASH Scotland: the bully state in action 9 May 2011
    • 9 May 2011 Voices of Freedom 2011 9 May 2011
    • 6 May 2011 You want to smoke? That'll be £1, please 6 May 2011
    • 6 May 2011 Michael Siegel: friend or foe? 6 May 2011
    • 5 May 2011 Do smoker-friendly pubs exist? 5 May 2011
    • 5 May 2011 No to AV because it's a short step to PR 5 May 2011
    • 4 May 2011 All American alien boy 4 May 2011
    • 4 May 2011 Vive le résistance! 4 May 2011
    • 3 May 2011 Great British Pub Awards - nominations wanted for Best Smoking Area 3 May 2011
    • 2 May 2011 Passive smoking and blood pressure in children 2 May 2011
    • 1 May 2011 Belgium: another one bites the dust 1 May 2011
  • April 2011
    • 29 Apr 2011 Bad news for republicans 29 Apr 2011
    • 28 Apr 2011 Royal wedding fever 28 Apr 2011
    • 27 Apr 2011 Government cuts tobacco guidelines 27 Apr 2011
    • 26 Apr 2011 My Olympic marathon 26 Apr 2011
    • 26 Apr 2011 Why I'm supporting Rally Against Debt 26 Apr 2011
    • 26 Apr 2011 Is 'vaping' the new smoking? 26 Apr 2011
    • 24 Apr 2011 Homeward bound 24 Apr 2011
    • 22 Apr 2011 Good Friday in Switzerland 22 Apr 2011
    • 18 Apr 2011 Grand tour 18 Apr 2011
    • 14 Apr 2011 Two good reasons to change the licensing laws 14 Apr 2011
    • 13 Apr 2011 Austrian Tobacco Forum 2011 13 Apr 2011
    • 13 Apr 2011 From Austria with love 13 Apr 2011
    • 11 Apr 2011 Chris, Dave, the Danube and me 11 Apr 2011
    • 10 Apr 2011 The smell of freedom 10 Apr 2011
    • 8 Apr 2011 Blackpool beckons 8 Apr 2011
    • 6 Apr 2011 UKIP, the Scottish Parliament and the smoking ban 6 Apr 2011
    • 4 Apr 2011 Simon Clark is a twat 4 Apr 2011
    • 3 Apr 2011 Let's call it assisted death not suicide 3 Apr 2011
    • 3 Apr 2011 Libertarians, drugs and drink 3 Apr 2011
    • 1 Apr 2011 The Free Society at the Freedom Forum 1 Apr 2011
  • March 2011
    • 30 Mar 2011 Live and kicking – the new Forest website 30 Mar 2011
    • 29 Mar 2011 What I remember about the introduction of the Irish smoking ban 29 Mar 2011
    • 28 Mar 2011 Coming soon ... 28 Mar 2011
    • 28 Mar 2011 Scandalous behaviour 28 Mar 2011
    • 28 Mar 2011 Don't be fooled by Ed Miliband or those estimated attendance figures 28 Mar 2011
    • 26 Mar 2011 Squeeze at the Royal Albert Hall 26 Mar 2011
    • 25 Mar 2011 Scotland: time to rethink smoking ban 25 Mar 2011
    • 23 Mar 2011 Tobacco duty increase hits law-abiding consumers who use British shops 23 Mar 2011
    • 23 Mar 2011 Bad memories of Budget Day 23 Mar 2011
    • 23 Mar 2011 Wheel of misfortune 23 Mar 2011
    • 22 Mar 2011 Welcome to the Liberty League 22 Mar 2011
    • 21 Mar 2011 Scotland's smoking ban five years on 21 Mar 2011
    • 21 Mar 2011 Thank God for Guinness 21 Mar 2011
    • 18 Mar 2011 Interrogated by the Morning Star - and I survived to tell the tale 18 Mar 2011
    • 18 Mar 2011 Ryanair - you're having a laugh 18 Mar 2011
    • 18 Mar 2011 Are today's stars running scared? 18 Mar 2011
    • 17 Mar 2011 NHS Trust conducts poll on smoking in hospital grounds 17 Mar 2011
    • 14 Mar 2011 Tobacco display ban - news and interviews 14 Mar 2011
    • 14 Mar 2011 Welcome to the promise land 14 Mar 2011
    • 9 Mar 2011 No rest for the wicked 9 Mar 2011
    • 9 Mar 2011 That tobacco control plan in full 9 Mar 2011
    • 9 Mar 2011 Have the Tories misread support for tobacco control? 9 Mar 2011
    • 9 Mar 2011 No Smoking Day - it's your call 9 Mar 2011
    • 8 Mar 2011 Smokers wanted 8 Mar 2011
    • 7 Mar 2011 The One to watch 7 Mar 2011
    • 6 Mar 2011 Government to announce plans for plain packaging 6 Mar 2011
    • 3 Mar 2011 Tom Miers joins The Free Society 3 Mar 2011
    • 2 Mar 2011 Ban smoking in cars, says BLF 2 Mar 2011
    • 1 Mar 2011 Hold the front page 1 Mar 2011
  • February 2011
    • 27 Feb 2011 Location, location, location 27 Feb 2011
    • 27 Feb 2011 From your royal correspondent 27 Feb 2011
    • 22 Feb 2011 NICE work if you can get it 22 Feb 2011
    • 22 Feb 2011 Travel sickness 22 Feb 2011
    • 21 Feb 2011 What's become of ASH? 21 Feb 2011
    • 21 Feb 2011 The cost of tobacco control 21 Feb 2011
    • 20 Feb 2011 The one and only Gyles Brandreth 20 Feb 2011
    • 19 Feb 2011 The NHS: a true story 19 Feb 2011
    • 18 Feb 2011 Paris fights to remain European capital of smoking 18 Feb 2011
    • 17 Feb 2011 Belgium shows the way forward 17 Feb 2011
    • 17 Feb 2011 Push for outdoor smoking ban begins 17 Feb 2011
    • 15 Feb 2011 Smokers are voters too 15 Feb 2011
    • 13 Feb 2011 My Spanish adventure 13 Feb 2011
    • 8 Feb 2011 Departure lounge 8 Feb 2011
    • 7 Feb 2011 Climb in a car, march off to war, but don't smoke in a bar 7 Feb 2011
    • 6 Feb 2011 Smoking, censorship and New York City 6 Feb 2011
    • 4 Feb 2011 New York betrays the land of the free 4 Feb 2011
    • 2 Feb 2011 Quiet, please! 2 Feb 2011
    • 1 Feb 2011 Illicit trade: how government works 1 Feb 2011
  • January 2011
    • 27 Jan 2011 Jailhouse crocks 27 Jan 2011
    • 27 Jan 2011 The benefits of gambling 27 Jan 2011
    • 26 Jan 2011 Goodbye nanny state, hello nudge 26 Jan 2011
    • 25 Jan 2011 Scottish Government delays tobacco display ban 25 Jan 2011
    • 25 Jan 2011 Hong Kong phooey 25 Jan 2011
    • 22 Jan 2011 State of civil liberties in Britain today 22 Jan 2011
    • 21 Jan 2011 Smoke free cars? Thanks for the tips 21 Jan 2011

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